Puntiagudo-Cordón Cenizos

For the mountain in Bolivia, see Puntiagudo.

Puntiagudo-Cordón Cenizos
File:Volcán puntiagudo (22543396561).jpg Puntiagudo as seen on February 22, 2015.
Highest point
Elevation	2,493 m (8,179 ft)
Coordinates	40°58′10″S 72°15′50″W
Geography
Location	Chile
Parent range	Andes
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	1850

Puntiagudo-Cordón Cenizos (Spanish pronunciation: [puntjaˈɣuðo koɾˈðon seˈnisos]) is a snow-capped volcanic chain located in the Andes, in Los Lagos Region of Chile, near Volcán Osorno. It lies between Rupanco Lake and Todos los Santos Lake. "Volcán Puntiagudo" (Spanish for "Sharp-pointed volcano") is a stratovolcano with a prominent 2,493 m high sharp-pointed summit that results from glacial dissection and gets its name from this feature. According to locals, the Puntiagudo volcano lost some of its sharp point in the earthquake of 1960 (9.4–9.6 Mw). So the volcano was more pointed than it is today. Puntiagudo is also given the name Cerro Cenizas. Puntiagudo is partially contained within Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park.

File:DonPedro Antillanca.jpg

Puntiagudo (left) and Osorno volcanoes viewed from Antillanca

See also

• List of volcanoes in Chile

References

• "Puntiagudo-Cordón Cenizos". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.