El Muerto 6488m
A volcanic high peak on the border near Ojos del Salado the worlds highest active volcano.
El Muerto (nearer to the camera on the left) from the east end of the Laguna Verde in Chile.
Another view of El Muerto from the summit of Ojos del Salado looking across the border area between Chile and Argentina in the high Puna de Atacama, Catamarca province.
We can organise guided ascents of this peak. For details of how to climb Muerto and the neighbouring peaks of Ojos del Salado, Incahuasi and Cazadero, please see our guidebooks, which are available in English and French editions, direct from us or from all good bookshops and mountaineering shops.
