Cerro Vicuñas

Cerro Vicuñas
Cerro Vicuñas seen from the Northeast
Highest point
Elevation6,067 m (19,905 ft)
Prominence726 m (2,382 ft)
Parent peakBarrancas Blancas
Coordinates27°1′25.32″S 068°36′50.75″W / 27.0237000°S 68.6140972°W / -27.0237000; -68.6140972
Geography
Cerro Vicuñas
Chile
Parent rangeAndes
Climbing
First ascent1969 or 01/23/1979 by Eduardo Saavedra Larraín (Chile) and Theo Dowbenka (Austria)

Cerro Vicuñas is a volcanic mountain in the Andes of Chile which lies immediately north of Ojos del Salado. It has a height of 6067 metres. Vicuñas if often used as acclimatisation peak before major peaks like Ojos del Salado. Its slopes are within the administrative boundaries of the Chilean commune of Copiapo.

Elevation

Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6063 metres, ASTER 6041 metres and TanDEM-X 6109 metres. The height of the nearest key col is 5354 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 726 meters. Vicuñas is considered a Mountain Subgroup according to the Dominance System and its dominance is 11.94%. Its parent peak is Barrancas Blancas and the Topographic isolation is 6.3 kilometers.

First Ascent

Vicuñas was first climbed by Eduardo Saavedra Larraín (Chile) and Theo Dowbenka (Austria) in 23rd of January 1979.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Vicuñas". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  3. ^ "AAJ (American Alpine Journal)". AAJ (American Alpine Journal): 596. 1980.
  4. ^ "Revista Andina 95". Revista Andina 95: 16. September 1979.
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  6. ^ rbenavente. "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | SIIT | Mapas vectoriales". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  7. ^ USGS, EROS Archive. "USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. ^ "ASTER GDEM Project". ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  9. ^ TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X. "Copernicus Space Component Data Access". Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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  11. ^ "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  12. ^ "AAJ (American Alpine Journal)". AAJ (American Alpine Journal): 596. 1980.
  13. ^ "Revista Andina 95". Revista Andina 95: 16. 1979.


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