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{{Short description|Mountain in Southern Patagonia in South America}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Cerro Torre | photo = Cerro torre 1987.jpg | photo_caption = Cerro Torre in 1987 | elevation_m = 3128 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 1227 | prominence_ref = <ref name=peakbagger/> | range = [[Andes]] | listing = | location = [[Patagonia]], [[Argentina]], [[Chile]]<ref name="world_mountaineering"/> | map = Tierra del Fuego | mapframe = yes | map_caption = Location on Southern Patagonia | map_size = 250 | label_position = right | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | first_ascent = 1974 by Daniele Chiappa, Mario Conti, Casimiro Ferrari and Pino Negri (Italy) | easiest_route = rock/snow/ice | country = [[Argentina]]<br/>[[Chile]] }} [[File:Cerro Torre group - summits names.png|thumb|right|400px|Some peaks of the Cerro Torre Group. 2: Cerro Torre, 3: [[Torre Egger]], 4: [[Punta Herron]], 5: [[Aguja Standhart]], 7: [[Aguja Bífida]], 11: [[Cuatro Dedos]]]] '''Cerro Torre''' is one of the [[mountain]]s of the [[Southern Patagonian Ice Field]] in [[South America]]. It is located on the border dividing [[Argentina]] and [[Chile]],<ref name=Congreso/> west of [[Fitz Roy]] (also known as Cerro Chaltén). At {{Convert|3128|m|ft|abbr=on}}, the peak is the highest of a four mountain chain: the other peaks are [[Torre Egger]] ({{convert|2,685|m|abbr=on}}),<ref name="torre_egger">{{cite web|url=http://www.huberbuam.de/aktuell/en/pat20051.htm|title=Torre Egger 2005, Huberbuam|website=Huberbuam.de|access-date=16 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511033955/http://www.huberbuam.de/aktuell/en/pat20051.htm|archive-date=11 May 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Punta Herron, and Cerro Standhardt. The top of the mountain often has a mushroom of [[Hard rime|rime ice]], formed by the constant strong winds, increasing the difficulty of reaching the actual summit.
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