Cerro El Toro

Cerro El Toro is a mountain in the Andes located on the border between Argentina and Chile. It has an elevation of above sea level. Its territory is within the Argentinean protection areas of Provincial Reserve San Guillermo. The Argentinean side is at San Juan province, commune of Iglesia. Chilean side is at the Huasco province, and commune of Alto del Carmen.

First ascents

Toro was first climbed by Incas in unknown dates. A mummy was found on the Argentine slopes in 1964. The first recorded post-colonization ascent was by Antonio Beorchia Nigris, Jorge Enrique Varas and Sergio Fernandez in 02/26/1964.

Its official height is. Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields, ASTER and TanDEM-X. The height of the nearest key col is, leading to a topographic prominence of. Toro is considered a Mountain Range according to the Dominance System, with a dominance of 29.86%. Its parent peak is Majadita and the Topographic isolation is.