What is Nevado Tres Cruces?
[[File:Tres Cruces Sur.jpg|thumb|Tres Cruces Sur in 2017]] '''Nevado Tres Cruces''' is a [[massif]] in the [[Andes]] [[Mountain range|range]], in [[Argentina]] and [[Chile]]. It has two [[summit|peaks]]. One is '''Trace Cruces Sur''' at {{convert|6748|m|ft}}, which is the [[List of mountains in the Andes|6th highest mountain in the Andes]].<ref>{{cite peakbagger|pid=8567|name=Tres Cruces, Argentina/Chile|accessdate=18 November 2019}}</ref> The other is '''Tres Cruces Centro''' at {{convert|6629|m|ft}}.<ref>{{cite summitpost |id=178377 |name=Cerro Tres Cruces Central |accessdate=18 November 2019}}</ref> Nevado Tres Cruces is a [[volcano]], but has not been active for a long time.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Moreno|first1=Teresa|last2=Gibbons|first2=Wes|title=The Geology of Chile|date=2007|publisher=Geological Society of London|location=London|isbn=9781862392205|page=154|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h4DBQR9jDsoC}}</ref> The first people to reach the top of the highest peak (Trace Cruces Sur) were Stefan Osiecki and Witold Paryski, in 1937<ref>{{cite summitpost |id=178030 |name=Cerro Tres Cruces Sur |accessdate=18 November 2019}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Mountains of Argentina]] [[Category:Volcanoes of Chile]] [[Category:Andes]] [[Category:Catamarca Province]] {{geo-stub}}