Cerro Piergiorgio is a mountain at the border between Argentina and Chile, on the Chilean side its on the Chaltén Mountain Range Natural Site in the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park. Its altitude is 2719 m. It is in Patagonia, in the Chilean Magallanes and Antártica Chilena region and in the Argentinian province of Santa Cruz, near the Argentinian village of El Chaltén.
| Cerro Piergiorgio | |
|---|---|
  Cerro Piergiorgio Argentina and Chile | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,719 m (8,921 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 49°15′42″S 73°6′5″W / 49.26167°S 73.10139°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Argentina and Chile |
| Parent range | Andes |
On the Chilean side it is located in the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, being its eastern side in the Chaltén Mountain Range Natural Site, which is an integral part of the park.
Previously Chile claimed the entire mountain, but after the arbitration decision of the dispute of the Desert Lagoon in 1994, the limit was defined in the hill, being recognized as a binational landmark by both countries.[3][4]
Toponomy
editThe mountain was baptized by the Salesian missionary Alberto Maria de Agostini, during one of his first explorations of the surrounding area in the summer of 1935, in honor of Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925). This young Turinese was passionate about the mountains. A religious man, he saw in mountaineering a way to strengthen his spirit and get closer to God. He died young and was beatified in 1990 by Pope John Paul II.
References
edit- ^ Biggar, John (2014). Les Andes, guide d'Alpinisme : guide complet (in French). Primento. p. 394. ISBN 978-2-511-00697-9.
- ^ "Cerro Piergiorgio". camptocamp.org.
- ^ "The Laguna del Desierto case". Jusmundi. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Boundary dispute between Argentina and Chile concerning the frontier line between boundary post 62 and Mount Fitzroy" (PDF). Legal UN. 21 October 1994. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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