Tronador is an
extinct stratovolcano in the southern
Andes, located along the border between
Argentina and
Chile, near the Argentine city of
Bariloche. The mountain was named
Tronador (
Spanish for
Thunderer) by locals in reference to the sound of falling
seracs. With an altitude of 3,470 m, Tronador stands more than 1000 m above nearby mountains in the Andean massif, making it a popular mountaineering destination. Located inside two National Parks,
Nahuel Huapi in Argentina and
Vicente Pérez Rosales in Chile, Tronador hosts a total of eight
glaciers, which are currently retreating due to warming of the upper
troposphere.