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Polleras

Coordinates: 33°14′45.60″S 069°55′04.80″W / 33.2460000°S 69.9180000°W / -33.2460000; -69.9180000
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Polleras
Polleras is located in Argentina
Polleras
Polleras
Argentina / Chile
Highest point
Elevation5,993 m (19,662 ft)[1]
Prominence1,436 metres (4,711 ft)
Parent peakNevado del Plomo
Coordinates33°14′45.60″S 069°55′04.80″W / 33.2460000°S 69.9180000°W / -33.2460000; -69.9180000
Geography
Parent rangeArgentine Andes, Andes
Climbing
First ascentFeb 5th 1908 - Friedrich Reichert (Germany)[2]

Cerro Polleras is a mountain in the Andes at the border of Argentina and Chile[3] with an elevation of 5,993 metres (19,662 ft) metres.[4] Polleras is within the Principal Cordillera of the Andes. Its territory is within the Argentine protected area of Tupungato Volcano Provincial Park. It is on the border of two provinces: Argentinean province of Mendoza and Chilean province of Cordillera. Its slopes are within the territory of two cities: Argentinean city of Luján de Cuyo[5] and Chilean commune of San José de Maipo.[5]

First Ascent

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Polleras was first climbed by Friedrich Reichert (Germany) in February 05th 1908.[6]

Elevation

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It has an official height of 5993 meters.[7] Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 5868 metres,[8] ASTER 5975 metres,[9] ALOS 5975 metres.[10] The height of the nearest key col is 4557 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 1436 meters.[11] Polleras is considered a Mountain Subrange according to the Dominance System [12] and its dominance is 23.96%. Its parent peak is Nevado del Plomo and the Topographic isolation is 21 kilometers. [11]

References

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  1. ^ "Polleras". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ^ Federico Reichert (1929). La Exploración de la Alta Cordillera. pp. 330–332.
  3. ^ Biggar, John (2015). The Andes: a guide for climbers (4th ed.). Castle Douglas, Scotland. ISBN 978-0-9536087-4-4. OCLC 917526266.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ rbenavente. "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | SIIT | Mapas vectoriales". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  5. ^ a b "Capas SIG | Instituto Geográfico Nacional". www.ign.gob.ar. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  6. ^ Federico Reichert (1929). La Exploración de la Alta Cordillera. pp. 330–332.
  7. ^ "IGN Argentina". IGN Argentina. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  8. ^ USGS, EROS Archive. "USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. ^ "ASTER GDEM Project". ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  10. ^ "ALOS GDEM Project". ALOS EORC Jax Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  11. ^ a b "Polleras". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  12. ^ "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
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