Tupungato is a mountain sub-system at the border of Argentina and Chile with an elevation of 6575 metres. Tupungato is within the following mountain ranges: Argentine Andes, Chilean Andes, Andes Centrales. Its territory is within the Argentinean protection areas of Tupungato Volcano Provincial Park and Provincial Reserve for Multiple Use and Natural Recreation Manzano / Portillo de Piuquenes; . It is on the border of 2 provinces: Argentinean province of Mendoza; Chilean province of Cordillera. Its slopes are within 3 cities: Argentinean cities of Tunuyán and Tupungato, Chilean city of San José de Maipo.SRTM data has some unreliable readings due to voids. But based on TandemX (usually overestimated) 6591m, and SRTM filled Data by Jonathan Ferranti, Tupungato is probably 6575 meters above sea level. The height of the nearest key col is 3809 meters so its prominence is 2766 meters. Tupungato is listed as mountain sub-system, based on the Dominance system and its dominance is 42,07%.
Name | Tupungato |
Altitude | 6575m |
Lat/Lon | -33,3585,-69,7698 |
Dominance % | 42,07% |
Prominence | 2766 |
Key Lat/Lon | -32,8231,-70,0762 |
Key Col Alt | 3809 |
Parent Peak | Aconcagua -32,6532,-70,0112 |
Dominance Class | mountain sub-system |
DEM Avg. Altitude | 6570 |
ASTER | 6547 |
SRTM | 6563 |
TanDEM-X | 6591 |
ALOS | 6573 |
Maximo Kausch data | no data |
IGM Chile | 6570 |
IGM Argentina | 6635 |
First Ascent info | Stuart Vines (UK) and Mathias Zürbriggen (Switzerland) - 12/04/1897 |
First Ascent Source | BOOK: The Highest Andes AUTHOR: Edward Fitz Gerald DATE: 1898 / BOOK: La Exploración de la Alta Cordillera AUTHOR: Federico Reichert DATE: 1929 PAGE: 330 - 332 |
Isolation | 81,6km |
Country | Argentina / Chile |
Argentina City | Tunuyán, Tupungato |
Argentina Province | Mendoza |
Argentina Protection Area | Tupungato Volcano Provincial Park, Provincial Reserve for Multiple Use and Natural Recreation Manzano / Portillo de Piuquenes |
Chile City | San José de Maipo |
Chile Province | Cordillera |
Chile Region | Metropolitana de Santiago |
Mountain Range Level 1 | Argentine Andes |
Mountain Range Level 2 | Chilean Andes |
Mountain Range Level 3 | Andes Centrales |
Reason for alt adjustment | SRTM data has some unreliable readings due to voids. But based on TandemX (usually overestimated) 6591m, and SRTM filled Data by Jonathan Ferranti, Tupungato is probably 6575 meters above sea level |
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