Which country contains Aconcagua, the highest mountain outside Asia?

Argentina contains Aconcagua, the highest mountain outside Asia.

Aconcagua rises to 6,967.15 metres in Argentina’s Mendoza Province, in the Andes near the Chilean border. It is the highest mountain in the Americas and the tallest peak in both the Western and Southern hemispheres. Because Asia contains the world’s highest summits, Aconcagua is also one of the Seven Summits, the highest mountain on each continent.

The mountain is part of Aconcagua Provincial Park. Its normal northwestern route is often described as technically straightforward compared with many peaks of similar height, but extreme altitude, cold, storms, and thin air make the climb dangerous. The summit’s air pressure is roughly 40 percent of that at sea level.

Aconcagua also has deep pre-Columbian significance. Inca ritual sites, including evidence of sacrifice, were discovered high on the mountain in 1985. The first recorded ascent was made by the Swiss guide Matthias Zurbriggen on 14 January 1897. Chile is nearby, but the summit lies in Argentina.