La Mesa 6180m
La Mesa is a mountain massif in Argentina with an elevation of 6180 metres. La Mesa is within the following mountain ranges: Argentine Andes, Andes Centrales, Cordillera de La Ramada. It is located at the Argentinean province of San Juan. Its slopes are at the Argentinean city of Calingasta.
Based on the elevation provided by the available Digital elevation models, SRTM (6158m), SRTM2 (6161m), ASTER (6167m), ALOS (6162m), SRTM filled with ASTER (6161m), TanDEM-X(6200m), , La Mesa is about 6180 meters above sea level.The height of the nearest key col is 5225 meters so its prominence is 955 meters. La Mesa is listed as mountain massif, based on the Dominance system and its dominance is 15,45%.
| Name | La Mesa |
| Altitude | 6180m |
| Lat/Lon | -32,0645,-70,1153 |
| Dominance % | 15,45% |
| Prominence | 955 |
| Key Lat/Lon | -32,0071,-70,1145 |
| Key Col Alt | 5225 |
| Parent Peak | Mercedario -31,9788,-70,1128 |
| Dominance Class | mountain massif |
| DEM Avg. Altitude | 6161 |
| ASTER | 6167 |
| SRTM | 6158 |
| TanDEM-X | 6200 |
| ALOS | 6162 |
| First Ascent info | Hans Schöenberger (Austria) - 21/01/1971 |
| First Ascent Source | BOOK: Historia del Montañismo argentino AUTHOR: Jorge Gonzalez DATE: 2011 PAGE: 64 / BOOK: Las Rutas del Mercedario AUTHOR: Anibal Maturano PAGE: 86 / JOURNAL: AAJ (American Alpine Journal) DATE: 1972 PAGE: 179 / JOURNAL: Mountaineering Literature AUTHOR: Jill Neate PAGE: 180 |
| First Ascent Notes | The 10-02-1934 ascent by Viktor Ostrowski and Jan Kazimierz Dorawski (Book: Mas Alto que los Condores, Ostrowski, Albatros 1954, pg 190) was to a 'southeast pinnacle'. These were the words of the author. Therefore not to the main summit, 1.5km away - Research by Guillermo Almaraz |
| Isolation | 9,5km |
| Country | Argentina |
| Argentina City | Calingasta |
| Argentina Province | San Juan |
| Mountain Range Level 1 | Argentine Andes |
| Mountain Range Level 2 | Andes Centrales |
| Mountain Range Level 3 | Cordillera de La Ramada |
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