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About this peak
Tupungato is a snow cone visible from Santiago's streets, yet the climb is a genuinely remote expedition across vineyards, badlands, and ice. A 1947 Stardust airliner vanished into its glacier and emerged only 51 years later.
Peak facts
First ascent
1897 — Matthias Zurbriggen & Stuart Vines
Best season
November–March
Nearest town
Santiago, Chile / Mendoza, Argentina
Geology
A dormant stratovolcano of layered andesite and ash, one of the great cones of the southern Andes.
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Plan your climb
No cataloged trails yet for this peak.