Cerro Arenales

Cerro Arenales
The pyramidal Cerro Arenales can be seen in the center of this NASA image.
Elevation	3,437 m (11,276 ft) [1]
Location
Location	Chile
Range	Andes
Coordinates	47°12′S 73°29′W / 47.2°S 73.483°W / -47.2; -73.483[1]
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt	South Volcanic Zone
Last eruption	1979[1]
Climbing
First ascent	1958 by Tanaka and party

Cerro Arenales is a heavily ice-covered stratovolcano located in the Aisén Region of Chile, within Laguna San Rafael National Park. It towers over the southern part of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field.

The first ascent of Cerro Arenales was made in 1958 by a Japanese-Chilean expedition, headed by Professor Tanaka. In December 1963 an expedition led by Eric Shipton, crossed the NPIF heading southeast from Laguna San Rafael to Río de la Colonia and accomplished on the way the second ascent. ^[2]

See also

• Monte San Valentín
• Baker River

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Cerro Arenales". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1508-059. Retrieved 2006-10-21. 
2. ^ USGS. "P 1386-I -- Chile and Argentina - Wet Andes". http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1386i/chile-arg/wet/index.html. Retrieved 2007-02-19.