Cerro Ascotan

Cerro Ascotan (also known as del Jardin ) is a volcano on the border between Chile and Bolivia. It is 5473 m high, 1770 m above the terrain and a maximum slope in the summit area of 26°. A breach in the edifice is 1.9 km wide and 3.4 km long, with an azimuth of 252°. The current snowline lies between 5700 - 5900 m; during the Pleistocene it was lower at 4900 - 5000 m. The volcano's summit, about one third thereof, was removed by a large explosion, with debris thrown at large distances. Volcanic activity probably occurred during the Pleistocene. The volcano is neighbor to Cerro Araral.