Bonete Chico 6770m

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Bonete Chico is a mountain subrange in Argentina with an elevation of 6770 metres. Bonete Chico is within the following mountain ranges: Argentine Andes, Puna de Atacama. It is located at the Argentinean province of La Rioja. Its slopes are at the Argentinean city of Vinchina.Due to a handheld GPS survery in Nov 2011 (Maximo Kausch's 6791m), also due SRTM error margin in this area which varies 10~18m, altitude should be around 6757 based on SRTM alone. Based on TandemX (6777m) which is usually overestimated by 10~20m, 6770m seems to be its resonable altitude. The height of the nearest key col is 5286 meters so its prominence is 1484 meters. Bonete Chico is listed as mountain subrange, based on the Dominance system and its dominance is 21,92%.


Name
Bonete Chico
Altitude
6770m 
Lat/Lon
-28,0187,-68,7556
Dominance %
21,92%
Prominence
1484
Key Lat/Lon
-27,8239,-68,8406
Key Col Alt
5286
Parent Peak
Pissis -27,7548,-68,7989
Dominance Class
mountain subrange
DEM Avg. Altitude
6737
ASTER
6711
SRTM
6737
TanDEM-X
6777
ALOS
6760
Maximo Kausch data
6791
First Ascent info
Vicente Cichitti Marcone and Cirilo Urriche (Argentina) - 15/01/1970
First Ascent Source
JOURNAL: Revista La Montaña 14 DATE: december 1970 / JOURNAL: AAJ (American Alpine Journal) DATE: 1971
Isolation
29,7km
Country
Argentina
Argentina City
Vinchina
Argentina Province
La Rioja
Mountain Range Level 1
Argentine Andes
Mountain Range Level 2
Puna de Atacama
Reason for alt adjustment
Due to a handheld GPS survery in Nov 2011 (Maximo Kausch's 6791m), also due SRTM error margin in this area which varies 10~18m, altitude should be around 6757 based on SRTM alone. Based on TandemX (6777m) which is usually overestimated by 10~20m, 6770m seems to be its resonable altitude


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