Cordillera the cordilleras in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Mountain ranges of this type have a complex structure, usually the result of folding and faulting accompanied by volcanic activity. In South America the ranges include numerous volcanic peaks. (Though not itself a volcano, Argentina's Mt. Aconcagua, at 22,834 feet (6,960 metres) high, is the highest point in the Western Hemisphere. The Andes cordillera has Ojos del Salado, the highest active volcano in the world, and second highest point in the Western Hemisphere. A number of the volcanoes have been active in historic times. Aside from the volcanic peaks, the crests
Breifne Mountains The following table lists the 10 highest major mountain peaks of the Breifne Mountains, all with a topographic elevation of at least 411 metres (1,348 ft). Other hills include: Breifne Mountains The Breifne Mountains (), is a range of hills and mountains in counties Cavan, Fermanagh and Leitrim, Ireland. They are within a region historically known as Bréifne. The range has two sub-ranges: the southern Iron Mountains that span across Leitrim and Cavan, and the northern Cuilcagh Mountains that straddle Cavan and Fermanagh. The highest peak is Cuilcagh at , which is the highest peak in both Cavan and Fermanagh,