Pular (volcano)

Pular
Miñiques surrounding area with Pular, Cerro Pajonales and Socompa in the distance.
Highest point
Elevation	6,233 m (20,449 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,898 m (6,227 ft)[2]
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	24°11′15″S 68°03′15″W / 24.18750°S 68.05417°W / -24.18750; -68.05417[1]
Naming
English translation	The Eyebrow
Language of name	Kunza
Geography
Pular Chile
Location	Antofagasta Region, Chile
Parent range	Andes
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcanoes
Last eruption	Unknown[1]>
Climbing
First ascent	Inca, pre-Columbian[3]

Pular is a volcanic massif in the Chilean Andes, north of Socompa volcano. It consists of the individual mountains Pajonales and Pular, which are among the highest mountains in the region and of great cultural importance to the neighbouring towns of Socaire and Peine. Pular and Pajonales have multiple volcanic craters and have produced lava domes. The mountains were active during the last three million years; whether there was any activity in historical times is unclear. The mountains are largely unglaciated in the present, owing to the dry climate, although groundwater originates on them. During the last glacial maximum, glacial advances took place and left a girdle of moraines around the massif.