Acamarachi
Sign in to save__NOTOC__ Acamarachi (also known as Pili) is a high volcano in northern Chile. In this part of Chile, it is the highest volcano. Its name means "black moon". It is a volcano in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, a zone of strong volcanic activity during the last million years. Old volcanoes in the area are well-preserved, due to the dry climate.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Acamarachi
- Mountain.other_name
- Pili
- Mountain.image
- Acamarachi Volcano.jpg
- Mountain.image_caption
- Acamarachi viewed from the north
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 6046
- Mountain.parent_peak
- San Pedro (Chile volcano)
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 1608
- Mountain.listing
- Ultra
- Mountain.range
- Andes
- Mountain.location
- Antofagasta Region, Chile
- Mountain.map
- Chile Antofagasta#Chile#Argentina
- Mountain.label_position
- left
- Mountain.map_relief
- 1
- Mountain.type
- Stratovolcano
- Mountain.last_eruption
- Unknown
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 14 March 1939 - Aldo Bonacossa and Remigio Gerard (Italy)
- Mountain.mapframe
- yes
- Mountain.mapframe wikidata
- yes
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 6023
- Image
- Acamarachi Volcano.jpg
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- Acamarachi
- topographic prominence
- 1608
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__NOTOC__ Acamarachi (also known as Pili) is a high volcano in northern Chile. In this part of Chile, it is the highest volcano. Its name means "black moon". It is a volcano in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, a zone of strong volcanic activity during the last million years. Old volcanoes in the area are well-preserved, due to the dry climate.
Acamarachi itself is a cone-shaped volcano with steep upper flanks and a lava dome on its northern side. While there is no indication of historical activity and the flank lava flows are old, some lava flows around the summit crater and a lava coulee north of Acamarachi on the saddle between Acamarachi and Colachi volcano may be postglacial in age. Acamarachi is formed by andesitic and dacitic rocks.
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