Mountain in Chile
Cerro Toco is a stratovolcano located in the eastern part of the Atacama Desert in Chile's II Region (Antofagasta ), approximately 6 km (4 mi) south of the border between Bolivia and Chile and 12 km (7 mi) SE of the Juriques and Licancabur volcanoes. It conforms the north eastern extreme of the Purico Complex , a pyroclastic shield made up by several stratovolcanoes , lava domes and a maar .
Cerro Toco is located in the Chajnantor Scientific Reserve , as is most of the Purico Complex. The Atacama Cosmology Telescope and the Huan Tran Telescope are located on the western side of the mountain at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft).
See also
View from the top of Cerro Toco toward northwest. Volcanoes Licancabur (between the sticks) and Juriques are visible, as well as Laguna Blanca in Bolivia.
The Purico complex seen from the NNW. From left to right: Cerro Toco, Cerro Purico, Cerro Negro, (mountain - unknown to me), Cerros de Macón. In the background you can see the
Colachi (snow-covered),
Laguna Verde and
Acamarachi strato-volcanoes. Camera location: 22° 55.160'S 68° 6.831'W Heading: 116° Alt.: 2,501 m (8,205 ft)
References
Northern Volcanic Zone (6° N – 3° S) Central Volcanic Zone (14°–27° S) Southern Volcanic Zone (33°–46° S) Austral Volcanic Zone (49°–55° S) Note: volcanoes are ordered by latitude from north to south