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The San Francisco pass is one of the most important passes of the Andes mountains which connects Argentina and Chile. The highest point of this pass is at 4748 m.a.s.l.
Location
The pass is located at and connects the Argentinian province of Catamarca with the Atacama Region in Chile. In the Argentinian side, route N 60 ascends from Fiambala at 1505 m.a.s.l. in a deep valley formed by mountains which almost always overcome 5000 m. In the last sinuous 20 km, the route climbs from about 4000 m.a.s.l. in Las grutas to more than 4700 m at the border.
On the Chilean side the route CH-31 connects Copiapo with the Chile-Argentinian border. On the way it passes next to Maricunga's salt flat on the Nevado Tres Cruces National Park and Laguna Verde. The area is surrounded by volcanoes and high peaks as the Cerro Falso Azufre (5906 m.a.s.l.), the volcano San Francisco (6018 m.a.s.l.), the Incahuasi (6638 m.a.s.l.) and highest volcano in the world, Nevado Ojos del Salado ( 6.879 m.a.s.l.), among others.
See also
Laguna Verde (Argentina)
Laguna Verde (Chile)
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