Walther Penck / Tipas / Cazadero Grande 6670m
Walther Penck (also called Tipas or Cazadero Grande) is a mountain in Argentina with an elevation of 6670 metres. Walther Penck is within the following mountain ranges: Argentine Andes, Puna de Atacama, Andean Volcaninc Belt (Central Part). It is the highest of Andean Volcaninc Belt (Central Part). Its territory is within the Argentinean protection area of Catamarca High Andean and Puna Lakes Ramsar Site. It is located at the Argentinean province of Catamarca. Its slopes are at the Argentinean city of Fiambalá.6670 probably right as Maximo Kausch GPS unit point to 6688m in 2014. no void at tandem-x so assume tandemx DEM is wrong due to different Geoid . Therefore its altitude is 6670 meters. The height of the nearest key col is 6019 meters so its prominence is 651 meters. Walther Penck is listed as mountain, based on the Dominance system and its dominance is 9,76%.
| Name | Walther Penck / Tipas / Cazadero Grande |
| Altitude | 6670m |
| Lat/Lon | -27,1961,-68,5608 |
| Dominance % | 9,76% |
| Prominence | 651 |
| Key Lat/Lon | -27,1536,-68,5674 |
| Key Col Alt | 6019 |
| Parent Peak | Ojos del Salado -27,1095,-68,5408 |
| Dominance Class | mountain |
| DEM Avg. Altitude | 6663 |
| ASTER | 6627 |
| SRTM | 6663 |
| TanDEM-X | 6699 |
| ALOS | 6663 |
| Maximo Kausch data | 6688 |
| IGM Argentina | 6658 |
| Title | Highest of Andean Volcaninc Belt (Central Part) |
| First Ascent info | Sergio Kunstmann, Pedro Rosende (Chile) and Takaya Takeshita (Japan) - 14/12/1970 |
| First Ascent Source | BOOK: 6500 Una forma de dimensionar los Andes AUTHOR: Guillermo Luis Almaraz DATE: 2012 / JOURNAL: AAJ (American Alpine Journal) DATE: 1972 PAGE: 178 |
| Isolation | 9,8km |
| Country | Argentina |
| Argentina City | Fiambalá |
| Argentina Province | Catamarca |
| Argentina Protection Area | Catamarca High Andean and Puna Lakes Ramsar Site |
| Mountain Range Level 1 | Argentine Andes |
| Mountain Range Level 2 | Puna de Atacama |
| Mountain Range Level 3 | Andean Volcaninc Belt (Central Part) |
| Reason for alt adjustment | 6670 probably right as Maximo Kausch GPS unit point to 6688m in 2014. no void at tandem-x so assume tandemx DEM is wrong due to different Geoid . Therefore its altitude is 6670 meters |
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