Cerro Vicuñas | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,067 m (19,905 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 726 [2] m (2,382 ft) |
Parent peak | Barrancas Blancas |
Coordinates | 27°1′25.32″S 068°36′50.75″W / 27.0237000°S 68.6140972°W |
Geography | |
Parent range | Andes |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1969 [1] or 01/23/1979 by Eduardo Saavedra Larraín (Chile) and Theo Dowbenka (Austria) [3] [4] |
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. [5] 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. [6]
Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6063 metres, [7] ASTER 6041 metres [8] and TanDEM-X 6109 metres. [9] The height of the nearest key col is 5354 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 726 meters. [10] Vicuñas is considered a Mountain Subgroup according to the Dominance System [11] and its dominance is 11.94%. Its parent peak is Barrancas Blancas and the Topographic isolation is 6.3 kilometers. [10]
Vicuñas was first climbed by Eduardo Saavedra Larraín (Chile) and Theo Dowbenka (Austria) in 23rd of January 1979. [12] [13]
Cerro Vicuñas | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,067 m (19,905 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 726 [2] m (2,382 ft) |
Parent peak | Barrancas Blancas |
Coordinates | 27°1′25.32″S 068°36′50.75″W / 27.0237000°S 68.6140972°W |
Geography | |
Parent range | Andes |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1969 [1] or 01/23/1979 by Eduardo Saavedra Larraín (Chile) and Theo Dowbenka (Austria) [3] [4] |
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. [5] 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. [6]
Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6063 metres, [7] ASTER 6041 metres [8] and TanDEM-X 6109 metres. [9] The height of the nearest key col is 5354 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 726 meters. [10] Vicuñas is considered a Mountain Subgroup according to the Dominance System [11] and its dominance is 11.94%. Its parent peak is Barrancas Blancas and the Topographic isolation is 6.3 kilometers. [10]
Vicuñas was first climbed by Eduardo Saavedra Larraín (Chile) and Theo Dowbenka (Austria) in 23rd of January 1979. [12] [13]