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Aconcagua is the highest mountain peak in South America. The Altiplano Plate and the North Andes Plate, both of which share geological processes with the South American continent, have their own highest mountain peaks: [11] South America – Aconcagua (6,961 m or 22,838 ft) Altiplano Plate – presumably Nevado Sajama (6,542 m or 21,463 ft)
This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of South America, defined physiographically. Rank Country or Region
The list is an incomplete list of mountains in the Andes. There are many named and unnamed peaks in the Andes that are currently not included in this list. The dividing line between a mountain with multiple peaks and separate mountains is not always clear (see Highest unclimbed mountain). The table below lists the summits with at least 400m ...
Aconcagua (Spanish pronunciation: [akoŋˈkaɣwa]) is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera [4] of the Andes mountain range, in Mendoza Province, Argentina.It is the highest mountain in the Americas, the highest outside Asia, [5] and the highest in both the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere [1] with a summit elevation of 6,961 metres (22,838 ft).
This is a list of the 209 ultra prominent peaks, or ultras in South America. An ultra is a mountain summit with a topographic prominence of 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) or ...
The Bolivian Orocline is a seaward-concave bending in the coast of South America and the Andes Mountains at about 18° S. [6] [7] At this point, the orientation of the Andes turns from northwest in Peru to south in Chile and Argentina. [7]
Pickle Gap – a mountain pass in Arkansas; San Gorgonio Pass – California, separates Mount San Gorgonio and the Transverse Ranges from Mount San Jacinto and the Peninsular ranges; Tijeras Pass – New Mexico, main route through the Sandia and Manzano Mountains east of Albuquerque; Polkorridoren, Peary Land, Greenland
South America mountain stubs (2 C, 54 P) Pages in category "Mountains of South America" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.