Paso de San Francisco

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Paso de San Francisco is a high-altitude Andean mountain pass on the Argentina–Chile border, known as a key access route to the Ojos del Salado volcano and surrounding desert landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international border crossing
mountain pass
accessRouteTo Atacama Desert
Ojos del Salado
Puna de Atacama
borderFacility Argentine customs and immigration post
Chilean customs and immigration post
climate cold desert climate
connects Atacama Region
surface form: Atacama Region, Chile

Catamarca Province
surface form: Catamarca Province, Argentina
continent South America
countryBorder Argentina
Chile
distanceTo about 200 km from Copiapó
about 270 km from Fiambalá
elevation about 15509 ft
about 4726 m
feature high-altitude desert landscapes
salt flats nearby
volcanic peaks nearby
hazard altitude sickness risk
winter snow and ice
languageOfToponym Spanish
locatedIn Andes
Argentina–Chile border
Atacama Region
Catamarca Province
meaningOfName Pass of Saint Francis
mountainRange Andes
near Laguna Verde (Chile)
Nevado San Francisco
Ojos del Salado
surface form: Ojos del Salado volcano
notableFor access to highest active volcano in the world (Ojos del Salado)
extreme aridity at high elevation
scenic high-altitude landscapes
partOf corridor between northwest Argentina and Pacific ports in Chile
regionType Puna de Atacama
surface form: Puna high plateau
roadNumber Ruta CH-31 (Chile)
Ruta Nacional 60 (Argentina)
roadType mostly paved road on Argentine side
paved road on Chilean side
seasonalAccessibility may be closed in winter due to snow
transportInfrastructure international highway pass
usedFor international trade
mountaineering access
tourism

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Ojos del Salado locatedNear Paso de San Francisco
Argentina–Chile border highestPass Paso de San Francisco
Argentina–Chile border hasBorderCrossing Paso de San Francisco
Ruta Nacional 60 (Argentina) passesThrough Paso de San Francisco
Ruta Nacional 60 (Argentina) hasBorderCrossing Paso de San Francisco
Ruta Nacional 60 (Argentina) hasTerminus Paso de San Francisco
Ruta CH-31 (Chile) connectsTo Paso de San Francisco
Ruta CH-31 (Chile) hasBorderCrossing Paso de San Francisco
Laguna Verde (Chile) locatedNear Paso de San Francisco
Nevado San Francisco locatedNear Paso de San Francisco
Fiambalá nearby Paso de San Francisco
San Francisco Pass language Paso de San Francisco
this entity surface form: Spanish name: Paso de San Francisco