Cerro Dos Picos, Mountain summit in Patagonia, Argentina
Cerro Dos Picos is a 2,515 m summit in Cushamen department, Chubut, Argentina, the province's highest point, west of Lago Cholila near the Chilean border. Its name comes from the top, which splits into two peaks. The rock is metamorphic, with stable and very unstable sections, and the mountain is joined to Cerro Bellaco to the northwest by the Planchón Nevado, a glacial surface above 2,000 m.
The first recorded ascent took place on 4 January 1955, by Reinhard Eggman, Roberto Porcel de Peralta and Joaquín Hardt. A second group reached the summit eight days later. The mountain lies in Cushamen department, Chubut, and at 2,515 m it is the province's highest point, ahead of Cerro Anexo (2,498 m) and Cerro Tres Picos (2,492 m).
The name Dos Picos comes from the summit's split into two peaks. The surrounding land near Lake Cholila has seen irregular land sales around the Cerro Dos Picos and Tres Picos area, a local issue rather than a tradition. The mountain is climbed by few mountaineers, so no regular local custom has grown around it.
Access is very limited: the usual approach follows the Tigre river, which forms west of the mountain and drains into Lake Cholila. The metamorphic rock is unstable in places, so few mountaineers attempt the climb. The summit lies west of Lake Cholila, near the Chilean border.
Cerro Dos Picos is the highest point in Chubut province at 2,515 m, ahead of Cerro Anexo (2,498 m) and Cerro Tres Picos (2,492 m). Its first ascent was on 4 January 1955 by Reinhard Eggman, Roberto Porcel de Peralta and Joaquín Hardt; a second party climbed it eight days later.
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