Acamarachi
| Acamarachi | |
|---|---|
 Photo taken at 23°06′34″S 67°32′52″W / 23.10944°S 67.54778°W, elevation 4,568m asl. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,046 m (19,836 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 1,608 m (5,276 ft) |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 23°18′S 67°37′W / 23.300°S 67.617°WCoordinates: 23°18′S 67°37′W / 23.300°S 67.617°W [1] |
| Geography | |
  Acamarachi Chile | |
| Location | Antofagasta Region, Chile |
| Parent range | Andes |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | Unknown[1] |
Acamarachi (meaning "Black moon"[2]), also known as Pili, is a stratovolcano located northeast of the volcanoes Aguas Calientes and Lascar, and southwest of the sector Salar de Pujsa of Los Flamencos National Reserve, in the Antofagasta Region of Chile. The volcano lies on a high plateau called Puna de Atacama.
It has a steep-sided cone with slopes of up to 45 degrees. It is at the southeast end of a small volcano group stretching to Colachi to the northwest. It has an old summit crater with a summit lava flow thought to date from the Holocene era. A small crater lake about 10–15 m in diameter is found within the crater. This is most likely the second highest crater lake in the world, and also the third highest lake of any kind in South America, behind the crater lake of Ojos del Salado and the small lagoon in the col between Tres Cruces Sur and Tres Cruces Norte.
History
The volcano was an Inca sanctuary. Metal and textile artifacts have been found, which are exhibited at the R. P. Gustavo Le Paige Archaeological Museum in San Pedro de Atacama.[3]
See also
- List of volcanoes in Chile
- List of stratovolcanoes
- List of Ultras of South America
- List of Andean peaks with known pre-Columbian ascents
References
- 1 2 3 "Acamarachi". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ↑ Roberto Lehnert Santander (2000). Mitos y creencias del mundo atacameño. Universidad de Antofagasta, Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas. p. 150.
- ↑ "Inka and power problems on the archaeology of northern Chile" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-04-28.
- Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers (3rd ed.). Andes Publishing (Scotland). pp. 304 pp. ISBN 0-9536087-2-7.
- González-Ferrán, Oscar (1995). Volcanes de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Instituto Geográfico Militar. pp. 640 pp. ISBN 956-202-054-1. (in Spanish; also includes volcanoes of Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru)
- De Silva, Shanaka L.; Francis, Peter (1991). Volcanoes of the Central Andes. Springer-Verlag. pp. 216 pp. ISBN 3-540-53706-6.
- The Highest Lakes in the World
- Photos of the central Andes, including the Acamarachi crater lake
- Water resources study of chilean altiplano
External links
- SI Google Earth Placemarks - Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: download placemarks with SI Holocene volcano-data.
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