Monte San Lorenzo
{{Short description|Mountain}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = San Lorenzo
| other_name = Monte Cochrane
| photo = san-lorenzo.jpg
| photo_caption = San Lorenzo showing the route of ascent from the Chilean side.
| elevation_m = 3706
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=8643|name=Monte San Lorenzo, Argentina/Chile|access-date=2011-11-20}}
| prominence_m = 3319
| prominence_ref = [http://www.peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/andes3.html "Argentina and Chile, Southern - Patagonia Ultra Prominences"] Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
Ranked 60th
| range = Andes
| listing = Ultra
| location = Patagonia
Santa Cruz, Argentina/
Aisén, Chile border
| map = South America
| map_caption = Location of Monte San Lorenzo
| label_position =
| coordinates = {{coord|47|35|30|S|72|18|24|W|type:mountain_region:CL_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| first_ascent = 1943 by Alberto Maria de Agostini{{cite aaj|first=Peter|last=Barry|title=San Lorenzo|article_id=12197347503|year=1973|volume=18|issue=2|page=475|access-date=2025-01-06}}
| easiest_route =
}}
Monte San Lorenzo, also known as Monte Cochrane, is a mountain on the border between Argentina and Chile in Patagonia, reaching a height of {{convert|3706|m|ft|0}}.{{cite web|work=World Wildlife Fund|first=C. Michael|last=Hogan|year=2014|url=https://editors.eol.org/eoearth/wiki/Magellanic_subpolar_forests|title=Magellanic subpolar forests|publisher=Encyclopedia of Earth, National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC|access-date=2025-01-06}} The Chilean name of Cochrane comes from the nearby town of Cochrane where climbers often approach the mountain. The peak was first climbed in 1943 by Alberto Maria de Agostini.
The mountain is covered by three large glaciers (two in Argentina and one in Chile). The Argentine glaciers show clear evidence of retreat.{{cite web
|title=P 1386-I Chile and Argentina - Wet Andes: Northern Patagonian Andes
|url=http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1386i/chile-arg/wet/northpat.html
|author=USGS|author-link=United States Geological Survey|year=1999|accessdate=2006-11-04}}
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Incident
The peak gained further notoriety in 2014 when professional ski-mountaineers JP Auclair and Andreas Fransson perished on its slopes in a large avalanche.{{cite web|url=https://www.powder.com/news/jp-auclair-andreas-fransson-confirmed-dead|title=Auclair, Fransson Confirmed Dead|date=September 30, 2014|website=powder.com|access-date=2025-01-06}}
Gallery
Monte San Lorenzo.jpg|NASA image of San Lorenzo as seen from the south
See also
References
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Category:Mountains of Aysén Region
Category:Landforms of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Category:Mountains of Argentina
Category:Argentina–Chile border
Category:International mountains of South America
Category:Three-thousanders of the Andes
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