Aconcagua
Aconcagua (), with a summit elevation of , is the highest mountain in both the Southern and Western Hemispheres. It is located in the Andes mountain range, in the Mendoza Province, Argentina, and lies northwest of its capital, the city of Mendoza, about from San Juan Province and from the international border with Chile. The mountain itself lies entirely within Argentina, immediately east of Argentina's border with Chile. Its nearest higher neighbor is Tirich Mir in the Hindu Kush, away. It is one of the Seven Summits.
List of mountain ranges
See List of peaks by prominence (ranking the mountain ranges as well).The longest mountain range in the world (above sea level) is the Andes, consisting of several subranges.
Other ranges in South America include: