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Mountain in Argentina For the Spanish municipality, see Bonete. For the Bolivian volcano, see Cerro Bonete (Lipez).
Cerro Bonete
Bonete from the south.
Highest point
Elevation6,759 m (22,175 ft)
Prominence1,480 m (4,860 ft)
Coordinates28°1′7″S 68°45′22″W / 28.01861°S 68.75611°W / -28.01861; -68.75611 (Cerro Bonete)
Geography
LocationLa Rioja, Argentina
Parent rangeAndes

Cerro Bonete is a mountain in the north of the province of La Rioja, Argentina, near the provincial border with Catamarca.

Its summit is 6,759 m above mean sea level, making it the fifth-highest separate mountain in the Americas (after Aconcagua, Ojos del Salado, Monte Pissis, and Huascaran). SRTM data disproves the frequently-made claim that its summit is 6,872 m above sea level.

Within the last 3.5 million years, volcanic activity at Cerro Bonete has formed lava domes of dacite and rhyodacite.

See also

References

  1. Mpodozis, C.; Kay, S. M. (2009). Evolution of < 10 Ma Valle Ancho Region Lavas, Southern End of the Central Andean Volcanic Zone (~27.5°S). XII Congreso Geológico Chileno. Santiago. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

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Tallest mountains of Argentina
   

1: Aconcagua (6.962 m) - Mendoza
2: Ojos del Salado (6.893 m) - Catamarca
3: Monte Pissis (6.793 m) - La Rioja
4: Cerro Bonete (6.759 m) - La Rioja
5: Tres Cruces (6.748 m) - Catamarca
6: Llullaillaco (6.739 m) - Salta
7: Mercedario (6.710 m) - San Juan
8: Tipas (6.670 m) - Catamarca
9: Incahuasi (6.621 m) - Catamarca
10: Tupungato (6.570 m) - Mendoza

11: El Muerto (6.510 m) - Catamarca
12: Nacimiento (6.460 m) - Catamarca
13: Veladero (6.436 m) - La Rioja
14: El Cóndor (6.414 m) - Catamarca
15: Antofalla (6.409 m) - Catamarca
16: Ramada (6.384 m) - San Juan
17: Cachi (6.380 m) - Salta
18: Reclus (6.335 m) - La Rioja
19: La Majadita (6.280 m) - San Juan
20: Los Patos (6.239 m) - Catamarca


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