Mocho-Choshuenco
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| Mocho-Choshuenco | |
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 In the left; the Choshuenco and in the right the Mocho. A view from the way to the mountain shelter (from the west) to the volcano. The photo was taken the 16th September, 2006. |
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| Elevation | 2,415 metres (7,923 ft) (Choshuenco) and 2,422 m (7,946 ft)(Mocho) |
| Location | Panguipullis municipality, Los Ríos Region, Chile |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: (Choshuenco) |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 1937 (Mocho) both are actually inactive |
| First ascent | 1934 Dr. Rudolf Haege, Kaerner and Steenbloock (Choshuenco) |
| Easiest route | Choshuenco (nearest village with provisions) - Enco - Río Blanco - Tumba del Buey - Mochos peak - Choshuencos peak (in that order) |
Mocho-Choshuenco is a stratovolcano in the Chilean Los Ríos Region in the Andes. It has recorded eruptions from 1864 and 1937 but is actually inactive.
The highest part of the volcano forms the Mocho-Choshuenco National Reserve, the east parts of the volcano borders the Huilo-Huilo Natural Reserve. The volcano has two peaks: the Choshuenco in north-west with 2415mts and the Mocho at south-east with 2422mts.
In early colonial maps the volcano appears erupting and is named "Volcán Valdivia".
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