Mercedario 6710m
Mercedario is a mountain subrange in Argentina with an elevation of 6710 metres. Mercedario is within the following mountain ranges: Argentine Andes, Andes Centrales, Cordillera de La Ramada. It is the highest of Cordillera de La Ramada. It is located at the Argentinean province of San Juan. Its slopes are at the Argentinean city of Calingasta.All satellite DEMs point to ~6700 and TandemX to 6737 (usually overestimates ~20m in this area). Therefore 6710 meters is probably rasonable. The height of the nearest key col is 5228 meters so its prominence is 1482 meters. Mercedario is listed as mountain subrange, based on the Dominance system and its dominance is 22,09%.
| Name | Mercedario |
| Altitude | 6710m |
| Lat/Lon | -31,9788,-70,1128 |
| Dominance % | 22,09% |
| Prominence | 1482 |
| Key Lat/Lon | -32,1586,-70,3143 |
| Key Col Alt | 5228 |
| Parent Peak | Aconcagua -32,6532,-70,0112 |
| Dominance Class | mountain subrange |
| DEM Avg. Altitude | 6701 |
| ASTER | 6687 |
| SRTM | 6697 |
| TanDEM-X | 6737 |
| ALOS | 6717 |
| Maximo Kausch data | no data |
| IGM Argentina | 6770 |
| Title | Highest of Cordillera de La Ramada |
| First Ascent info | Adam Karpinski, Wiktor Ostrowski, Stefan Daszynski and Stefan Osiecki (Poland) - 18/01/1934 |
| First Ascent Source | BOOK: Mas Alto que los Condores AUTHOR: Ostrowski DATE: 1954 / JOURNAL: Diario "La Nacion " DATE: April 8th, 1934 |
| First Ascent Notes | Pre columbian ascent evidence: walls at 6400m on summit ridge, possibly Incan |
| Isolation | 75,6km |
| 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 |
| Reason for alt adjustment | All satellite DEMs point to ~6700 and TandemX to 6737 (usually overestimates ~20m in this area). Therefore 6710 meters is probably rasonable |
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