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Cerro Bonete

Elevation
6,759 m
#158
in the world
#5
in Argentina

Cerro Bonete is a mountain in Argentina, rising to 6,759 m, the 5th highest we list in Argentina, part of the Andes.

Range
#3 in the range
Nearest town
159 km away
First ascent
1913
Wikidata, single dated ascent

Where it is

Cerro Bonete

Cerro Bonete lies in Argentina, in La Rioja.

Key facts

Elevation
6,759 m (22,175 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Mountain
Region
La Rioja
Coordinates
-27.851, -68.819

How it ranks

Among peaks in Argentina
#5of 87
LargestSmallest
In the Andes
#3of 268
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#158of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Monte Pissis6,882 m10 km
Cerro Veladero5,533 m15 km
Cerro de los Patos6,239 m63 km
Cerro Azufre6,052 m68 km
Cerro Bayo6,436 m70 km
’Cerro del Nacimiento6,436 m77 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Cerro Bonete.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
CopiapóChile129,280159 km
BelénArgentina15,172178 km
ChilecitoArgentina42,248195 km
VallenarChile44,895207 km
AimogastaArgentina16,625213 km

Tallest in the country

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Aconcagua6,959 m
2Ojos del Salado6,893 m
3Monte Pissis6,882 m
4Cerro Mercedario6,770 m
5Cerro Bonete6,759 m
6Nevado Tres Cruces6,749 m
7Cerro Llullaillaco6,730 m
8Cerro de Incahuasi6,621 m
9Cerro Incahuasi6,621 m
10Cerro Tupungato6,570 m

Common questions

How tall is Cerro Bonete?
Cerro Bonete rises to 6,759 m (22,175 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Cerro Bonete?
Cerro Bonete is in Argentina, in La Rioja.
Where does Cerro Bonete rank?
It is the 5th highest of the 87 peaks we list in Argentina, and #158 worldwide.
When was Cerro Bonete first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1913.
What is the nearest city to Cerro Bonete?
Copiapó, Chile, about 159 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.