Monte Pissis is an extinct volcano on the border of the La Rioja and Catamarca provinces in Argentina, 25 km to the east of the Chilean border and about 550 km north of Aconcagua. The mountain is the third-highest in the Western Hemisphere. Monte Pissis is named after Pedro José Amadeo Pissis, a French geologist who worked for the Chilean gover…
Monte Pissis is an extinct volcano on the border of the La Rioja and Catamarca provinces in Argentina, 25 km to the east of the Chilean border and about 550 km north of Aconcagua. The mountain is the third-highest in the Western Hemisphere. Monte Pissis is named after Pedro José Amadeo Pissis, a French geologist who worked for the Chilean government. Due to its location in the Atacama Desert, the mountain has very dry conditions but features an extensive glacier, with crevasses, which is unique in the region. The peak is the highest summit on Earth without a permanent glacier.
Elevation: 6,792 m (22,283 ft)
Location: La Rioja and Catamarca provinces, Argentina
Prominence: 2,145 m (7,037 ft)
Listing: Seven Third Summits · Ultra
Parent range: Andes
Mountain type: Stratovolcano
First ascent: 1937 by Osiecki and Jan Alfred Szczepański
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