Cerro Vicuñas

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]

Cerro Vicuñas
Cerro Vicuñas seen from the Northeast
Highest point
Elevation6,067 m (19,905 ft)[1]
Prominence726[2] m (2,382 ft)
Parent peakBarrancas Blancas
Coordinates27°1′25.32″S 068°36′50.75″W
Geography
Cerro Vicuñas is located in Chile
Cerro Vicuñas
Cerro Vicuñas
Chile
Parent rangeAndes
Climbing
First ascent1969[1] or 01/23/1979 by Eduardo Saavedra Larraín (Chile) and Theo Dowbenka (Austria)[3][4]

Elevation

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

Vicuñas was first climbed by Eduardo Saavedra Larraín (Chile) and Theo Dowbenka (Austria) in 23rd of January 1979.[12][13]

See also

References
  1. "Vicuñas". Andes Website.
  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.
  5. "IGM Chile". IGM Chile. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  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". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  10. "Vicuñas". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  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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