Troltrolhue
Troltrolhue is located in Chile
Troltrolhue
Troltrolhue
Highest point
Elevation867 m (2,844 ft)
Coordinates39°35′24.68″S 72°34′50.83″W / 39.5901889°S 72.5807861°W / -39.5901889; -72.5807861
Geography
LocationChile
Parent rangeLoncoche Massif
Geology
Age of rockPaleozoic
Mountain typeBlock mountain, Mittelgebirge

Troltrolhue or Cordillera Troltrolhue is a mountain and mountain range in Los Ríos Region, southern Chile. The mountain range runs from west to east across five communes; Mariquina, Lanco, Máfil, Los Lagos and Panguipulli. It lies south and east of Cruces River and west of Calafquén and Panguipulli lakes. Part of the southeastern slope of the mountain range is a fault scarp.[1] There are historical placer-type gold mines in the Troltrolhue.[2]

References

  1. Laugenie, Claude (1982). La region des lacs, Chili meridional, recherches sur levolution geomorphologique d'un piemont glaciaire quaternaire andin (Ph.D.) (in French). Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour.
  2. Pinilla, Ricardo (1985). Informe geológico Nº 10: programa de exploraciones X región (Report). Plan Aurífero Nacional (in Spanish). Vol. 20. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019.
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