Cerro Bonete is a mountain in the north of the province of La Rioja, Argentina, near the provincial border with Catamarca. Its summit is 6,759 m above mean sea level, making it the fourth highest separate mountain in the Americas (after Aconcagua, Ojos del Salado and Monte Pissis). SRTM data disproves the frequently made claim that its summit is 6,872 m asl. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... La Rioja is a one of the provinces of Argentina and is, located in the west of the country. ... A mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... The Andes form the longest mountain chain in the world. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... The Cerro Bonete is a mountain in the north of the province of La Rioja, Argentina, near the provincial border with Catamarca. ... A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... Argentina is subdivided in 23 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 federal district (capital federal). ... La Rioja is a one of the provinces of Argentina and is, located in the west of the country. ... Catamarca is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... World map showing the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World consisting of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... The Cerro Aconcagua is located in Argentina and is the highest mountain in The Americas and the Southern Hemisphere, as well the highest peak outside of Asia and one of the Seven Summits. ... Ojos del Salado is an extinct volcano in the Andes on the border of Argentina-Chile and also the highest volcano on Earth. ... Monte Pissis is an extinct volcano in Argentina. ... The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) is a research effort that obtained elevation data on a near-global scale to generate the most complete high-resolution digital topographic database of Earth to date. ...