Mercedario
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| Mercedario | |
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 Mercedario, 2004 |
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| Elevation | 6,720 metres (22,047 ft)[1] |
| Location | San Juan, Argentina |
| Range | Andes |
| Prominence | 3,333 m (10,935 ft) |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| 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.[2]
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 Vertical aerial photograph of glaciers on the southeast side of Cerro Mercedario |
[edit] References
- ^ The elevation given here is estimated from SRTM data, which shows that the frequently quoted elevation of 6,770m is too high.
- ^ Mercedario on andesargentinos.com.ar (In Spanish)
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