Link to the Global Volcanism Program Home Page Volcano Photo National Museum of Natural History Home Page

Cerro Pantoja   »  Summary

The launch of a new GVP website is scheduled for Monday, May 20, 2013.

Cerro Pantoja

Cerro Pantoja Photo

Country:Chile/Argentina
Subregion Name:Central Chile
Volcano Number:1507-152
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano
Volcano Status:Holocene
Last Known Eruption: Unknown
Summit Elevation: 2024 m 6,640 feet
Latitude: 40.77°S 40°46'0"S
Longitude: 71.95°W 71°57'0"W

Cerro Pantoja is an eroded 2024-m-high dominantly basaltic volcano of Pleistocene age along the Chile-Argentina border with a Holocene cinder cone on the Argentinian side (Moreno 1985, pers. comm). Cerro Pantoja lies SSW of Lake Constancia, which is located immediately west of the Argentinian border, and has a dramatic steep-sided summit pinnacle.

Global Volcanism ProgramDepartment of Mineral SciencesNational Museum of Natural HistorySmithsonian Institution

Copyright  |   | Privacy  |