Cerro Bonete | |
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Bonete from the northeast. The highest summit is on the far left
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,759 m (22,175 ft) |
Coordinates | 28°01′07″S 68°45′22″W / 28.0187°S 68.7561°WCoordinates: 28°01′07″S 68°45′22″W / 28.0187°S 68.7561°W |
Geography | |
Location | La Rioja, Argentina |
Parent range | Andes |
Cerro Bonete is a mountain in the north of the province of La Rioja, Argentina, near the provincial border with Catamarca. Its summit is 6,759 m above mean sea level, making it the fifth highest separate mountain in the Americas (after Aconcagua, Ojos del Salado, Monte Pissis, and Huascaran). SRTM data disproves the frequently made claim that its summit is 6,872 m asl.
Within the last 3.5 million years, volcanic activity at Cerro Bonete has formed lava domes of dacite and rhyodacite.