Payún Liso, Stratovolcano in Malargüe Department, Mendoza, Argentina

Payún Liso is a stratovolcano in Malargüe Department, Mendoza, Argentina, rising about 1,700 metres above the surrounding plains. It lies in the Payunia volcanic field, behind the Andean Southern Volcanic Zone, together with Payún Matrú and other volcanoes.

Payún Liso is a stratovolcano in the Payunia volcanic field of Malargüe Department, southern Mendoza. It belongs to a back-arc volcanic province lying behind the Andean Southern Volcanic Zone, together with Payún Matrú and other volcanoes. The source gives no eruption dates; it describes the cone as rising about 1700 m above the surrounding plains.

The name Payún Liso distinguishes this cone from its neighbour Payún Matrú, the flat-topped volcano beside it in the Payunia field; both names come from the Mapuche word for volcano. The two peaks are landmarks for herders crossing the Malargüe plains, and the surrounding volcanic field gives the region its name, La Payunia.

Access to the volcano follows provincial roads leading from Malargüe city through the volcanic field. Visitors should prepare for dry conditions and significant elevation changes when exploring the area.

Payún Liso rises about 1700 m above the surrounding plains, not from sea level, so its summit elevation is often misquoted. It belongs to the Payunia back-arc volcanic province, behind the Andean Southern Volcanic Zone, together with Payún Matrú and other cones.