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In the high Andes of Central Chile and Mendoza Province, rock glaciers are larger and more common than glaciers; this is due to the high exposure to solar radiation. [20] In these regions, glaciers occur typically at higher altitudes than rock glaciers. [ 21 ]
The list is an incomplete list of mountains in the Andes. There are many named and unnamed peaks in the Andes that are currently not included in this list. The dividing line between a mountain with multiple peaks and separate mountains is not always clear (see Highest unclimbed mountain). The table below lists the summits with at least 400m ...
The Andes are the location of several high plateaus—some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Cali, Arequipa, Medellín, Bucaramanga, Sucre, Mérida, El Alto, and La Paz. The Altiplano Plateau is the world's second highest after the Tibetan Plateau .
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Aconcagua (Spanish pronunciation: [akoŋˈkaɣwa]) is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera [4] of the Andes mountain range, in Mendoza Province, Argentina.It is the highest mountain in the Americas, the highest outside Asia, [5] and the highest in both the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere [1] with a summit elevation of 6,961 metres (22,838 ft).
Ojos del Salado is part of the High Andes [8] and rises from the southern end of the Puna de Atacama, [9] a high plateau next to the Atacama Desert with an average elevation of 4,000 metres (13,000 ft). [10] The border between Argentina and Chile runs across the summit of the mountain in east-west direction. [8]
This ecoregion is a very dry, high elevation montane grassland of the southern high Andes. It extends into northern Chile and northwest Argentina and east into western Bolivia occurring above 3500 m between the tree and permanent snow lines. The vegetation of the dry puna consists of tropical alpine herbs with dwarf shrubs.
Nevado Tres Cruces is located in the High Andes of Copiapo [2] and straddles the boundary between Chile (Atacama Region) and Argentina (Catamarca Province). [3] [1] The Salar de Maricunga is located west of Nevado Tres Cruces, [2] the Almagro valley north and its tributary the Barrancas Blancas valley northeast of it.