Lautaro | |
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![]() The volcano is visible in the upper portion of this NASA image, whereas Mount Fitz Roy is in the lower left corner. | |
Highest point | |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 49°01′08″S 73°30′14″W / 49.019°S 73.504°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Aisén, Chile |
Parent range | Andes |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | Austral Volcanic Zone |
Last eruption | March 1979 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 29 January 1964 by Peter Skvarca and Luciano Pera |
Easiest route | snow/ice climb |
Lautaro is an active subglacial stratovolcano located in Chilean Patagonia, in the northern part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Its summit rises roughly 2,400 m (7,900 ft) above the average surface of the ice cap plateau.