Mercedario
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| Mercedario | |
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 Mercedario, 2004 |
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| Elevation | 6,720 m (22,047 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 3,333 m (10,935 ft) [2] |
| Listing | Ultra |
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 Mercedario
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| Location | San Juan, Argentina |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | 31°58′45″S 70°06′45″W / 31.97917°S 70.1125°WCoordinates: 31°58′45″S 70°06′45″W / 31.97917°S 70.1125°W[2] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 18 January 1934 |
| Easiest route | scramble |
Cerro Mercedario is the highest peak of the Cordillera de la Ramada range and the eighth highest mountain of the Andes. It is located 100 km to the north of Aconcagua, in the Argentine province of San Juan. It was first ascended in 1934 by Adam Karpiński and Wiktor Ostrowski, members of a Polish andinist expedition led by Konstanty Jodko-Narkiewicz.[3]The Polish party erected a cairn on the summit.[4]
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Vertical aerial photograph of glaciers on the southeast side of Cerro Mercedario
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[edit] References
- ^ The elevation given here is estimated from SRTM data, which shows that the frequently quoted elevation of 6,770m is too high.
- ^ a b "Argintina and Chile North: Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. The prominence value given here of 3,333 m is based on a summit elevation of 6,700 m for this peak. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ Mercedario on andesargentinos.com.ar (In Spanish)
- ^ S. W. Daszynski, 'A Polish Expedition to the High Andes', in The Geographical Journal, vol. 84, no. 3 (September 1934), pp. 215-223
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