Isolation 135 kilometres (84 mi) Elevation 3,706 m Prominence 3,319 m Parent range Andes | Listing Ultra First ascent 1943 Mountain range Andes | |
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Location Patagonia
Santa Cruz, Argentina/
Aisén, Chile border Province Santa Cruz Province, Argentina Similar Monte San Valentin, Fitz Roy, Monte Zeballos, Cerro Castillo, Cerro Torre | ||
Monte San Lorenzo, also known as Monte Cochrane, is a mountain on the border between Argentina and Chile in Patagonia, reaching a height of 3,706 metres (12,159 ft). The Chilean name of Cochrane comes from the nearby town of Cochrane where climbers often approach the mountain. The peak was first climbed by Alberto María de Agostini in 1943.
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Map of Monte San Lorenzo, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
The mountain is covered by three large glaciers (two in Argentina and one in Chile). The Argentine glaciers show clear evidence of retreat.
Incident
The peak gained further notoriety in 2014 when professional ski-mountaineers JP Auclair and Andreas Fransson perished on its slopes in a large avalanche.
References
Monte San Lorenzo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA