Infinite Mountains in the Atacama Desert

Photo: To the southeast of the portezuelo El Gato opens a unique panorama - Copiapó Volcano with its 6069 meters high, Atacama Region, Chile.
(Kodak6047; W. Griem 2005)

Description:
Location: Lonely pass in front of the Cordillera Pass, not always passable (between Nantoco and La Guardia).
Next town or village: Tierra Amarilla (80 km), Copiapó (101 km)
Petrol: Tierra Amarilla (80 km), Copiapó (101 km)
The road to Castaño Pass is salted and the Gato Pass can only be reached by 4X4 vehicles, if possible.
Worth seeing: viewpoints, fauna, flora, mountain scenery, Andes, desert.
UTM: E438.529 / N69.40.780 - Height: 3890 m.

Information Photo: Kodak Camera DX6490
Focal length: 60,8mm (=367/35mm) | Time: 1:1000
F: f/4 | Original size: 2304 x 1728 | Date: 2005/07/02/16:42 hrs.