Nevados de Pastos Grandes

#270 among destinations in Argentina

Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano

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Facts and practical information

Nevados de Pastos Grandes is a Miocene volcanic centre in the Puna, Salta province, Argentina. It is a volcanic complex with several centres named El Queva, Gordo and Azufre. Some minor Pleistocene glaciation has affected the volcanic complex. ()

Coordinates: 24°16'0"S, 66°26'60"W

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Nevados de Pastos Grandes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: FFCC Belgrano, Altiplano–Puna volcanic complex, Aguas Calientes caldera, Negro de Chorrillos.

4.9 miNE
24°12'10"S • 66°24'52"W
FFCC Belgrano
127 min walk • Bridge
3.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Altiplano–Puna volcanic complex
86 min walk • The Altiplano–Puna volcanic complex, also known as APVC, is a complex of volcanic systems in the Puna of the Andes. It is located in the Altiplano area, a highland bounded by the Bolivian Cordillera Real in the east and by the main chain of the Andes, the Western Cordillera, in the west.
3.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Aguas Calientes caldera
86 min walk • Aguas Calientes is a major Miocene caldera in Salta Province, Argentina. It is in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, a zone of volcanism covering southern Peru, Bolivia, northwest Argentina and northern Chile.
3.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Negro de Chorrillos
81 min walk • Negro de Chorrillos is a volcano in the Andes. Negro de Chorrillos - sometimes also known as Cerro Chorrillos or Cerro Negro de Chorrillos - lies on the Puna, a high plateau in the Andes.
3.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
San Jerónimo volcano
100 min walk • San Jerónimo is a volcano in Argentina. It is located 18 kilometres from San Antonio de los Cobres and the lava flows are visible from the road. Also known as San Gerónimo, it is a monogenetic volcano like Negro de Chorrillos and with it part of the geological Piedras Blancas Formation.

Nevados de Pastos Grandes

Facts and practical information

Nevados de Pastos Grandes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

FFCC Belgrano

Altiplano–Puna volcanic complex

Aguas Calientes caldera

Negro de Chorrillos

San Jerónimo volcano