Argentina topographic maps
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Córdoba
Córdoba, located just north of the geographical center of the nation, is Argentina's fifth-largest province. The main feature of the province is the presence of an extensive plain covering the eastern two-thirds of the province and the existence of three major mountain ranges, which, combined, are known as…
Average elevation: 1,063 ft
Río Negro Province
The climate of the province is temperate at low elevations, and very cold in the higher Andean peaks.
Average elevation: 2,037 ft
Chaco
Chaco Province covers an area of 99,633 km2 (38,469 sq mi) and ranks as the twelfth largest Argentinian province. The highest ground in the province is also the most western, near the municipality of Taco Pozo, at an elevation of 272 m (892 ft) above sea level.
Average elevation: 410 ft
Colomé
Colomé is a village and rural municipality in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina. It is located about 20 km from Molinos, Salta. This settlement was established by the last Spanish governor of Salta, Nicolás Severo de Isasmendi, in 1831. His daughter Ascención imported grapevines from France and…
Average elevation: 7,520 ft
Municipio Iruya
Located in the altiplano region along the Iruya River, Iruya sits nestled against the mountainside at an elevation of 2,780 meters (9,120 feet). It is located over 300 kilometers (190 mi) from the province capital of Salta. There is no direct road connection to the rest of the Salta province and access is…
Average elevation: 11,594 ft
Mendoza
Argentina > Mendoza > Sección 2ª Barrio Cívico
Argentina's Malbec wines originate from Mendoza's high-altitude wine regions of Lujan de Cuyo and the Uco Valley. These districts are located in the foothills of the Andes mountains between 2,800 and 5,000 feet elevation. Vintner Nicolas Catena Zapata is considered the pioneer of high-altitude growing and was…
Average elevation: 2,920 ft
Municipio de Humahuaca
Humahuaca has a cool arid climate (Köppen BWk), with two seasons: a mild summer with occasional thunderstorms from December to March, and a cool, extremely clear, rainless winter covering the rest of the year. Although afternoons are warm year-round, the extreme altitude means mornings are cool in summer and…
Average elevation: 11,969 ft
Salar del Hombre Muerto
Salar del Hombre Muerto lies at 4,300–4,100 metres (14,100–13,500 ft) elevation in the southern Puna and is surrounded by mountains, including volcanoes and summits reaching elevations that exceed 5,000 metres (16,000 ft). The Galán volcano lies just south of Hombre Muerto and has produced large…
Average elevation: 13,415 ft
Municipio de Trevelin
Trevelin has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb), but with a rainfall pattern similar to the Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). The climate is milder than that of other locations on the Argentine side of Northern Patagonia because of the low altitude and the direct exposure to Pacific winds. This…
Average elevation: 3,087 ft
Las Leñas
Argentina > Mendoza > Distrito Ciudad de Malargüe
Las Leñas is a ski resort in Argentina, located in the western part of Mendoza Province. It has reliable powder snow and climate for extreme and off-piste skiing. Construction of the ski center began January 1983, and by July 1983, it opened with a 300 bed hotel. The ski area has a good diversity of slopes…
Average elevation: 7,851 ft
Patagonia
Across much of Patagonia east of the Andes, volcanic eruptions have created formation of basaltic lava plateaus during the Cenozoic. The plateaus are of different ages with the older –of Neogene and Paleogene age– being located at higher elevations than Pleistocene and Holocene lava plateaus and outcrops.
Average elevation: 568 ft
