Atacama Plateau Site Visit, 2002 (surrounding mountains)

Pictures of the other mountains from March 2002 visit to Atacama Plateau

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Satellite image of north eastern Chile showing the site and naming some mountains. (1.8 Mb map)
Joe Tufts's amazing picture looking toward the north from Honar's summit. (75 Kb)

The mountains in Bolivia north of Lagunas Verdes on the big snow day.
The landscape to the east. The paved road passes between Licancabur and Toco and then bends to the south once past Toco. After a flat plain, there are impressive mountains further east.
A view looking south-southwest from the site. The peaks in the distance (no clouds, just peaks) are all 6000m elevation. The furthest is Socampa, over 50 miles away.
Lincancabur from the paved road after the light snowfall. This is such a beautiful cone. There is a little lake in the crater at the summit. I've heard someone carried a kayak up to the top and has the record for the highest altitude kayaking.

Lincancabur with fresh snow. Some peaks further north really escaped the heavy snowfall.
Lincancabur and Juriques from near the paved road.
From the summit of Toco looking north to Lincancabur and Juriques. The view from up there was great. (155 Kb)
Another view from the summit of Toco showing Lincancabur, Juriques, and the Lagunas Verdes in Bolivia. (210 Kb)

A picture of the active volcano Lascar (center), just south of Honar. In the picture, you can see both sides of the crater rim with a little bit of smoke rising from the crater. A few years ago, Lascar erupted during a meeting lauded the Atacama site.
Another view of Lascar from Honar. After the heavy snow day, it seemed like Lascar was putting out a bit more smoke and that the smoke was a bit darker. (135 Kb)
Lascar again. The thin, black smoke layer is just barely visible rising from the crater and then heading west. (630 Kb)

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Last modified on 23 Apr 2002

The mountains in Bolivia north of Lagunas Verdes on the big snow day.	The landscape to the east. The paved road passes between Licancabur and Toco and then bends to the south once past Toco. After a flat plain, there are impressive mountains further east.	A view looking south-southwest from the site. The peaks in the distance (no clouds, just peaks) are all 6000m elevation. The furthest is Socampa, over 50 miles away.	Lincancabur from the paved road after the light snowfall. This is such a beautiful cone. There is a little lake in the crater at the summit. I've heard someone carried a kayak up to the top and has the record for the highest altitude kayaking.
Lincancabur with fresh snow. Some peaks further north really escaped the heavy snowfall.	Lincancabur and Juriques from near the paved road.	From the summit of Toco looking north to Lincancabur and Juriques. The view from up there was great. (155 Kb)	Another view from the summit of Toco showing Lincancabur, Juriques, and the Lagunas Verdes in Bolivia. (210 Kb)
A picture of the active volcano Lascar (center), just south of Honar. In the picture, you can see both sides of the crater rim with a little bit of smoke rising from the crater. A few years ago, Lascar erupted during a meeting lauded the Atacama site.	Another view of Lascar from Honar. After the heavy snow day, it seemed like Lascar was putting out a bit more smoke and that the smoke was a bit darker. (135 Kb)	Lascar again. The thin, black smoke layer is just barely visible rising from the crater and then heading west. (630 Kb)