Pico Truncado | |
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Municipality and town | |
Country | Argentina |
Province | Santa Cruz Province |
Pico Truncado is a town and municipality in Santa Cruz Province in southern Argentina. In 1921, the village's railway station was the site of one of the few open engagements between the Argentine Army and anarchist strikers at the time of the events known as Patagonia rebelde, where the army suffered its only fatality of the campaign.
Pico Truncado has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk) with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is sparse, averaging 162 mm a year.
Coordinates: 46°47′42″S 67°57′18″W / 46.79500°S 67.95500°W