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Mountains & Peaks in South America Ranked by Elevation

Mountains recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Elevation. Only items Wikidata places in South America (directly or through their country) are included. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Ojos del Salado ranks #1 with 6,893 m. Mercedario is second with 6,800 m, 1.4% behind. The top five are Ojos del Salado, Mercedario, Monte Pissis, Huascarán and Cerro Bonete. The median across all 50 is 6,375 m; Cumbre del Laudo is last at 6,152 m.

#1
Ojos del Salado · 6,893 m
Median
6,375 m
Coverage
50 mountains in South America
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: ElevationBar chart of the top 10: 1. Ojos del Salado 6,893; 2. Mercedario 6,800; 3. Monte Pissis 6,795; 4. Huascarán 6,768; 5. Cerro Bonete 6,759; 6. Nevado Tres Cruces 6,749; 7. Llullaillaco 6,723; 8. Tipas 6,658; 9. Tupungato Volcano 6,635; 10. Yerupajá 6,635.Ojos del Salado6,893Mercedario6,800Monte Pissis6,795Huascarán6,768Cerro Bonete6,759Nevado Tres Cruces6,749Llullaillaco6,723Tipas6,658Tupungato Volcano6,635Yerupajá6,635
Top 10: Elevation (m). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Ojos del Salado 6,893; 2. Mercedario 6,800; 3. Monte Pissis 6,795; 4. Huascarán 6,768; 5. Cerro Bonete 6,759; 6. Nevado Tres Cruces 6,749; 7. Llullaillaco 6,723; 8. Tipas 6,658; 9. Tupungato Volcano 6,635; 10. Yerupajá 6,635.

Full ranking

Mountains & Peaks in South America Ranked by Elevation
RankMountainLocationElevation (m)
1Ojos del SaladoChile, Argentina6,893
2MercedarioArgentina6,800
3Monte PissisArgentina6,795
4HuascaránPeru6,768
5Cerro BoneteArgentina6,759
6Nevado Tres CrucesChile, Argentina6,749
7LlullaillacoChile, Argentina6,723
8TipasArgentina6,658
9Tupungato VolcanoArgentina6,635
10YerupajáPeru6,635
11Nevado Tres Cruces CentralChile6,629
12IncahuasiChile, Argentina6,621
13Nevado SajamaBolivia6,542
14Cerro El MuertoChile, Argentina6,542
15Ata volcanoChile, Argentina6,501
16IllampuBolivia6,485
17IllimaniBolivia6,438
18Del VeladeroArgentina6,436
19Cerro del NacimientoArgentina6,436
20Janq'u UmaBolivia6,425
21AntofallaArgentina6,409
22HuandoyPeru6,395
23AusangatePeru6,384
24Cerro de La RamadaArgentina6,384
25Nevado de CachiArgentina6,380
26HuantsánPeru6,369
27ChopicalquiPeru6,354
28ParinacotaChile, Bolivia6,348
29Siula GrandePeru6,344
30Cerro Las TórtolasChile, Argentina6,323
31ChincheyPeru6,309
32AmpatoPeru6,288
33PomerapeChile, Bolivia6,282
34Cerro de la MajaditaArgentina6,280
35PalcarajuPeru6,274
36SalcantayPeru6,271
37ChimborazoEcuador6,263
38Santa CruzPeru6,259
39Cerro General BelgranoArgentina6,250
40Los PatosChile, Argentina6,239
41PularChile6,233
42CopaPeru6,222
43HaucanaBolivia6,200
44La MesaArgentina6,200
45Cerro SoloChile, Argentina6,190
46AucanquilchaChile6,176
47Cerro El ToroChile, Argentina6,168
48Layqa QulluBolivia6,166
49RanrapalcaPeru6,162
50Cumbre del LaudoArgentina6,152

About the top 10

#3 Monte Pissis

Monte Pissis ranks #3 on this list with 6,795 m.

Country
Argentina
Elevation
6,795 m
Range
Andes

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#4 Huascarán

Huascarán ranks #4 on this list with 6,768 m.

Country
Peru
Elevation
6,768 m
Range
Cordillera Blanca

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#5 Cerro Bonete

Cerro Bonete ranks #5 on this list with 6,759 m.

Country
Argentina
Elevation
6,759 m
Range
Andes

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#6 Nevado Tres Cruces

Nevado Tres Cruces ranks #6 on this list with 6,749 m.

Countries
Chile, Argentina
Elevation
6,749 m
Range
Andes

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#7 Llullaillaco

Llullaillaco ranks #7 on this list with 6,723 m.

Countries
Chile, Argentina
Elevation
6,723 m
Range
Andes

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#8 Tipas

Tipas ranks #8 on this list with 6,658 m.

Country
Argentina
Elevation
6,658 m
Range
Andes

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#9 Tupungato Volcano

Tupungato Volcano ranks #9 on this list with 6,635 m.

Country
Argentina
Elevation
6,635 m
Range
Andes

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#10 Yerupajá

Yerupajá ranks #10 on this list with 6,635 m.

Country
Peru
Elevation
6,635 m
Range
Cordillera Huayhuash

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Source and method

Mountains recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Elevation. Only items Wikidata places in South America (directly or through their country) are included.

Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

Data: Wikidata (CC0)

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