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Nevado de Chañi is a mountain in the Andes of the Jujuy Province in Argentina. It has a height of 5,949 metres. It lies at about 50 km northwest of San Salvador de Jujuy. The Nevado de Chañi is a compact mountain group located between the meridians of longitude West 65º42’ and 65º48’ and the paralle
ls of latitude South 24º00’ and 24º10’. The main summit (according to the last available surveys) is 5,949m (24º03’S and 65º44’W) and it is the highest point in the province of Jujuy. There is some confusion about the height of the mountain. Official, but old, official surveys from the Argentine IGM (the military geographic institute) give a height of 6,200 which is an exaggeration. Some more recent surveys give about 5,900. The height of 5,949 has been measured many times with modern global positioning systems by summiteers since the early 2000s. Nevado de Chañi is the physical limit between the provinces of Jujuy and Salta. Many peaks higher than 5,000m are part of the group, such as the Cerro Paño (5.517 m) and Nevado del Castillo (5.565 m). The highest summit of Nevado de Chañi is named Cumbre General Belgrano. The normal route to the main summit is by the east side and is technically...
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