Name | Aconcagua |
Altitude | 6961m |
Lat/Lon | -32,6532,-70,0112 |
Dominance % | 100% |
Prominence | 6961 |
Key Lat/Lon | -33,5381,-71,6049 |
Key Col Alt | 0 |
Parent Peak | Ocean 27,9882,86,9251 |
Dominance Class | mountain complex |
DEM Avg. Altitude | 6929 |
ASTER | 6914 |
SRTM | VOID |
TanDEM-X | 6843 |
ALOS | 6961 |
DGPS Study | 6961 By IGM 2012 |
Maximo Kausch data | 6968 |
IGM Argentina | 6959 |
Title | highest of Argentina and Highest of the whole Andes |
First Ascent info | Matthias Zürbriggen (Switzerland) – 14/01/1897 |
First Ascent Source | BOOK: The Highest Andes AUTHOR: Edward Fitz Gerald DATE: 1898 / BOOK: Historia del Aconcagua AUTHOR: Punzi – Ugarte – De Biassey |
First Ascent Notes | Pre columbian ascent evidence: Guanaco found at 6900m also evidence of child sacrifice at 5250m. Mummified boy found at 5300m in 1985. Possibly brought by Incans |
Isolation | 8711,9km |
Country | Argentina |
Argentina City | Las Heras |
Argentina Province | Mendoza |
Argentina Protection Area | Aconcagua Provincial Park |
Mountain Range Level 1 | Argentine Andes |
Mountain Range Level 2 | Andes Centrales |
Reason for alt adjustment | Due to availability of DGPS survey, its accurate altitude is 6961 meters |
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