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Paniri

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Prominence
  
1,653 m (5,423 ft)

Mountain type
  
Stratovolcano

First ascent
  
pre-Columbian

Mountain range
  
Andes

Listing
  
Ultra-prominent peak

Location
  
Antofagasta, Chile

Last eruption
  
Unknown

Elevation
  
5,960 m

Parent range
  
Andes

Paniri wwwsummitpostorgimagesoriginal339327JPG

Similar
  
Cerro del León, Cerro del Azufre, Caichinque, Cordón de Puntas Negras, Chiliques

Paniri (Aymara) is a stratovolcano located in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile, and near the border with Bolivia. To its northwest lie the twin volcanoes San Pedro and San Pablo, and to its southeast lies Cerro del León, from which it is separated by the huge Chao lava dome.

Map of Paniri, Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Claudio Lucero and Nelson Muñoz made the first recorded ascent of Paniri in 1972. They found archaeological remains on its summit.

References

Paniri Wikipedia