Incahuasi | |
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The volcanoes Incahuasi (left) and El Fraile behind the colorful Laguna Verde (lake).
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,621 m (21,722 ft) |
Prominence | 1,518 m (4,980 ft) |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 27°02′00″S 68°17′45″W / 27.03333°S 68.29583°WCoordinates: 27°02′00″S 68°17′45″W / 27.03333°S 68.29583°W |
Geography | |
Location |
Catamarca, Argentina - Atacama, Chile |
Parent range | Andes |
Geology | |
Mountain type | stratovolcanoes and caldera |
Last eruption | Unknown |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1913 by Walther Penck |
Incahuasi (Spanish pronunciation: [iŋkaˈwasi]; Quechua Inkawasi or Inka Wasi, inka Inca, wasi house, "Inca house") is a volcanic mountain in the Andes of South America. It lies on the border of the Argentine province of Catamarca, and the Atacama Region of Chile. Incahuasi has a summit elevation of 6,621 metres (21,722 ft) above sea level.
The volcano consists of a 3.5-kilometre-wide (2.2 mi) caldera and two stratovolcanoes. Four pyroclastic cones are located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the north-east and produced basalt-andesite lava flows that cover an area of 10 square kilometres (4 sq mi).