Nevado Sajama is an extinct
stratovolcano and the highest peak in
Bolivia. The mountain is located in the
Oruro Department,
Sajama Province, Curahuara de Carangas Municipality, Sajama Canton. It is situated in the
Sajama National Park in the southwest area of the country some 16–24 km (10-15 mi) from the border with
Chile. The peak is an isolated cone, but is geologically complex, with
lava domes of
andesitic and
rhyodactic composition overlain by an andesitic stratovolcano. The date of the most recent eruption is uncertain, although
Holocene activity is assigned to the volcano by many. The treeline of
Polylepis tarapacana on the volcano is as high as 5,200 m above sea level, one of the highest altitudes trees can be found growing anywhere in the world.