Nevado El Muerto
Nevado El Muerto is a mountain in Argentina and Chile, rising to 6,488 m, the 11th highest in Argentina, part of the Andes.
Where it is
Nevado El Muerto sits on the border between Argentina and Chile, and is counted in each.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ojos del Salado | 6,893 m | 7.4 km |
| Cerro El Fraile | 6,061 m | 10 km |
| ’Cerro del Nacimiento | 6,436 m | 16 km |
| Cerro de Incahuasi | 6,621 m | 19 km |
| Cerro Bayo | 6,436 m | 24 km |
| Cerro Solo | 6,190 m | 25 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Nevado El Muerto.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belén | Argentina | 15,172 | 158 km |
| Copiapó | Chile | 129,280 | 186 km |
| Caldera | Chile | 16,150 | 232 km |
| Aimogasta | Argentina | 16,625 | 234 km |
| Santa María | Argentina | 16,545 | 245 km |
About this mountain
At 6,488 m, this border peak between Argentina and Chile ranks as the 11th-highest in Argentina and 5th-highest in Chile. Ojos del Salado, at 6,893 m, stands 7.4 km away, making it the nearest listed peak; Cerro de Incahuasi (6,621 m) lies 19 km distant. The mountain is 158 km from Belén, Argentina. The first recorded ascent took place in 1950.
Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.
Tallest in the country
| # | Peak | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aconcagua | 6,959 m |
| 2 | Ojos del Salado | 6,893 m |
| 3 | Monte Pissis | 6,882 m |
| 4 | Cerro Mercedario | 6,770 m |
| 5 | Cerro Bonete | 6,759 m |
| 6 | Nevado Tres Cruces | 6,749 m |
| 7 | Cerro Llullaillaco | 6,730 m |
| 8 | Cerro de Incahuasi | 6,621 m |
| 9 | Cerro Incahuasi | 6,621 m |
| 10 | Cerro Tupungato | 6,570 m |
Common questions
- How tall is Nevado El Muerto?
- Nevado El Muerto rises to 6,488 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
- Where is Nevado El Muerto?
- Nevado El Muerto sits on the border between Argentina and Chile.
- Where does Nevado El Muerto rank?
- It is the 11th highest of the 87 peaks we list in Argentina, and #190 worldwide.
- When was Nevado El Muerto first climbed?
- The first recorded ascent was in 1950.
- What is the nearest city to Nevado El Muerto?
- Belén, Argentina, about 158 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.