Cerro Vicuñas
| Cerro Vicuñas | |
|---|---|
 Cerro Vicuñas seen from the Northeast | |
| 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 | |
  Cerro Vicuñas Chile | |
| 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]
Elevation
[edit]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]
First Ascent
[edit]Vicuñas was first climbed by Eduardo Saavedra Larraín (Chile) and Theo Dowbenka (Austria) in 23rd of January 1979.[12][13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Vicuñas". Andes Website.
- ^ "Vicuñas". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "AAJ (American Alpine Journal)". AAJ (American Alpine Journal): 596. 1980.
- ^ "Revista Andina 95". Revista Andina 95: 16. September 1979.
- ^ "IGM Chile". IGM Chile. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ rbenavente. "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | SIIT | Mapas vectoriales". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ USGS, EROS Archive. "USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "ASTER GDEM Project". ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X. "Copernicus Space Component Data Access". Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Vicuñas". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "AAJ (American Alpine Journal)". AAJ (American Alpine Journal): 596. 1980.
- ^ "Revista Andina 95". Revista Andina 95: 16. 1979.
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