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{{short description|Mountain in Argentina}}

{{for multi|the city in Spain|Marmolejo, Spain|the surname|Marmolejo (surname)}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Marmolejo
| photo = Marmolejo summit cone on the edge of collapsed caldera close up chile rm.jpg
| photo_caption = The Marmolejo summit cone sits on the edge of a {{Convert|4|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}-wide collapsed caldera.
| map = Argentina
| map_caption = Argentina / Chile
| elevation_m = 6108
| elevation_ref = 
| parent_peak = [[Tupungato]]
| location = [[Argentina]]-[[Chile]]
| range = [[Principal Cordillera]], [[Andes]]
| coordinates = {{coord|33|44|02.40|S|069|52|40.80|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| prominence_m = 2103
| prominence_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.andes-specialists.com/marmolejo-6108|title=Marmolejo|website=Andes Specialists|language=en|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref>
| type = [[Stratovolcano]]
| age = 
| last_eruption = Unknown
| first_ascent = 01/10/1928 - Hermann Sattler, Sebastian Krückel and Albrecht Maass (Germany)<ref name="Fantin">{{Cite book|last=Fantin|title=Le Ande|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref><ref name="Sebastian Krückel 26–39">{{Cite book|last=Sebastian Krückel|title=Zeitschrift Andina|publisher=|date=April 1928|isbn=|location=|pages=26–39}}</ref><ref name="Evelio Echevarría 1963 431">{{Cite journal|last=Evelio Echevarría|date=1963|title=AAJ (American Alpine Journal)|url=|journal=AAJ (American Alpine Journal)|volume=|pages=431|via=}}</ref>
| easiest_route = 
}}
[[File:Marmolejo Volcano, central Chile.jpg|thumb|Marmolejo top seen from the north. The face of the cliff shows altered rocks from the core of the volcano.]]
'''Volcán Marmolejo''' is a {{Convert|6108|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} high [[Pleistocene]] [[stratovolcano]] in the [[Andes]] on the border between [[Argentina]] and [[Chile]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Biggar|first=John|title=The Andes a guide for climbers|date=2020|isbn=978-0-9536087-7-5|edition=5th|location=Castle Douglas, Scotland|oclc=1260820889}}</ref>  It is located {{Convert|9|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} NNE of the active [[San José (volcano)|San José]] volcano, and is the southernmost {{Convert|6000|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}-plus peak in the world.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Capas SIG {{!}} Instituto Geográfico Nacional|url=https://www.ign.gob.ar/NuestrasActividades/InformacionGeoespacial/CapasSIG|access-date=2020-04-30|website=www.ign.gob.ar}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=rbenavente|title=Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional {{!}} SIIT {{!}} Mapas vectoriales|url=https://www.bcn.cl/siit/mapas_vectoriales/index_html|access-date=2020-04-30|website=bcn.cl|language=en}}</ref> The Argentine portion is within the Argentinean protection area of Provincial Reserve for Multiple Use and Natural Recreation Manzano / Portillo de Piuquenes. It is on the border of two provinces: Argentinean province of [[Mendoza Province|Mendoza]] and Chilean province of [[Cordillera Province, Chile|Cordillera]]. Its slopes are within the administrative boundaries of the two cities: Argentinean city of [[Tunuyán]] and the Chilean commune of San José de Maipo.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== First ascent ==
Marmolejo was first climbed by Hermann Sattler, Sebastian Krückel and Albrecht Maass (Germany) October 1, 1928.<ref name="Fantin">{{Cite book|last=Fantin|title=Le Ande|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref><ref name="Sebastian Krückel 26–39">{{Cite book|last=Sebastian Krückel|title=Zeitschrift Andina|publisher=|date=April 1928|isbn=|location=|pages=26–39}}</ref><ref name="Evelio Echevarría 1963 431">{{Cite journal|last=Evelio Echevarría|date=1963|title=AAJ (American Alpine Journal)|url=|journal=AAJ (American Alpine Journal)|volume=|pages=431|via=}}</ref>

== Elevation ==
It has an official height of 6108 meters.<ref>{{cite web|date=14 April 2020|title=IGM Chile|url=https://www.igm.cl/|website=IGM Chile|accessdate=14 April 2020}}</ref> Other data from available [[digital elevation models]]: [[SRTM]] yields 6097 metres,<ref>{{cite web|last1=USGS|first1=EROS Archive|title=USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps|url=https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/science/usgs-eros-archive-digital-elevation-srtm-coverage-maps?qt-science_center_objects=4#qt-science_center_objects|accessdate=12 April 2020}}</ref> [[ASTER (sensor)|ASTER]] 6103 metres,<ref>{{Cite web|title=MADAS(METI AIST Data Archive System)|url=https://gbank.gsj.jp/madas/map/index.html|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref> [[ALOS]] 6085 metres<ref>{{Cite web|title=ALOS GDEM Project|url=https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/en/aw3d30/index.htm|access-date=2020-04-14|website=ALOS EORC Jax Japan}}</ref> and [[TanDEM-X]] 6129 metres.<ref>{{cite web|last1=TanDEM-X|first1=TerraSAR-X|title=Copernicus Space Component Data Access|url=https://spacedata.copernicus.eu/web/cscda/missions/tandem-x|accessdate=12 April 2020|archive-date=12 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412222329/https://spacedata.copernicus.eu/web/cscda/missions/tandem-x|url-status=dead}}</ref> The height of the nearest [[key col]] is 4005 [[meters]], leading to a [[topographic prominence]] of 2103 [[meters]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Marmolejo|url=http://www.andes-specialists.com/marmolejo-6108|access-date=2020-04-12|website=Andes Specialists|language=en}}</ref> Marmolejo is considered a Mountain Range according to the ''Dominance System'' <ref>{{Cite web|title=Dominance - Page 2|url=https://www.8000ers.com/cms/en/dominance-mainmenu-178.html?start=1|access-date=2020-04-12|website=www.8000ers.com}}</ref> and its dominance is 34.43%. Its [[parent peak]] is [[Tupungato]] and the [[Topographic isolation]] is 42.9 [[kilometers]].<ref name=":2" />

== See also ==
[[Image:San Jose volcanic complex chile rm cajon de maipo.jpg|400px|thumb|left|San José volcanic complex. From left to right: Marmolejo, La Engorda and San José.]]
* [[List of volcanoes in Argentina]]
* [[List of volcanoes in Chile]]

==External links==
* [http://www.volcano.si.edu/learn_products.cfm?p=9 SI Google Earth Placemarks] - Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: download placemarks with SI  Holocene volcano-data.
* [http://www.andes-specialists.com/marmolejo-6108 Elevation information about Marmolejo]
* [https://www.meteoguru.com/en/pro/surface/?latlon=-33.734,-69.878 Weather Forecast at Marmolejo]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite gvp|vn=357020|name=San José }} (includes Marmolejo)
* {{cite book | last = González-Ferrán | first = Oscar | title = Volcanes de Chile | publisher = Santiago, Chile: Instituto Geográfico Militar | year = 1995 | isbn =956-202-054-1 | page=640 pp }} <small>(in Spanish; also includes volcanoes of Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru)</small>
* {{cite book | last = Biggar | first = John | title = The Andes: A Guide for Climbers and Skiers|  edition=5th| publisher = Andes Publishing (Scotland) | year = 2020 | url=http://www.andes.org.uk/ | isbn = 978-0-9536087-6-8 | page= 267 pp }}

{{andean volcanoes}}

[[Category:Volcanoes of Santiago Metropolitan Region]]
[[Category:Mountains of Mendoza Province]]
[[Category:Mountains of Santiago Metropolitan Region]]
[[Category:Volcanoes of Mendoza Province]]
[[Category:Six-thousanders of the Andes]]
[[Category:Principal Cordillera]]
[[Category:Mountains of Argentina]]
[[Category:Mountains of Chile]]
[[Category:Stratovolcanoes of Argentina]]
[[Category:Stratovolcanoes of Chile]]
[[Category:Pleistocene stratovolcanoes]]


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