Sierra de San Luis, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentinai

Regional Level Types
Sierra de San Luis	Sierra
Coronel Pringles Department	Department
San Luis Province	Province
Argentina	Country

Mountain range containing two zones of LCT pegmatites. The western zone is tin rich while the eastern zone was mined for Nb-Ta.

The Sierras de San Luis constitute an orographic subsystem belonging to the Sierras Pampeanas of central-western Argentina. It extends from the centre to the northeast of the province of San Luis, from which it receives its name.

It spans an area of ​​160 km with a width of 65 to 70 km forming an oval entirely contained within the provincial limits, whose major axis is oriented in the NNE - SSW direction, approximately from the town of Lafinur, in the north, to the city of San Luis, in the south, more precisely, the immediate town of Juana Koslay.

The average height of this formation is around 1,500 meters above sea level and its highest summit is the Agua Hedionda hill at 2,150 meters above sea level. The slopes oriented to the west present a sharp relief, with steep slopes and abrupt formations. The slopes facing east, on the other hand, are gentle slopes that form steep plains that descend towards the plain and the valley of Concarán. To the east is the Conlara Valley, which separates the San Luis mountain range from the Comechingones mountain range.

Geologically, it is an ancient formation, evidenced by the large vertically displaced granite blocks altered in the Cenozoic orogenic episodes, appreciable on the west-facing slopes.

The San Luis mountains are a traditional tourist attraction. The route, from the south to the north, crosses several distinct mountain towns or summer villages, among them Juana Koslay, Potrero de los Funes, El Volcán, El Trapiche and La Florida.

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Wikipedia:	https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierras_de_San_Luis
Wikidata ID:	Q6128073

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