San Francisco Pass
| Paso de San Francisco | ||
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Elevation 4,726 m (15,505 ft) | | |
| Location | Argentina–Chile border | |
| Range | Andes | |
| Coordinates | 26°52′35″S 68°18′05″W / 26.87639°S 68.30139°W | |
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The San Francisco Pass is a pass over the
AMSL.[1]
Location
The pass is located at 26°52′35″S 68°18′05″W / 26.87639°S 68.30139°W and connects the Argentine province of
Fiambala
at 1,505 m (4,938 ft) AMSL in a deep valley formed by 5,000-metre (16,000 ft) mountains. In the last sinuous 20 km (12 mi), the route climbs from about 4,000 m (13,000 ft) in Las grutas to more than 4,700 m (15,400 ft) at the border.
On the Chilean side the route
San Francisco[2] (6,018 m or 19,744 ft), the Incahuasi (6,638 m or 21,778 ft) and highest volcano in the world, Nevado Ojos del Salado
(6,879 m or 22,569 ft), among others.
Gallery
See also
- Cerro Torta
- Laguna Verde (Chile)
References
- ^ "PASO INTERNACIONAL "SAN FRANCISCO"". gendarmeria.gob.ar. Gendarmeria Nacional Argentina. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Explore San Francisco". New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
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