Alto San Juan is a peak at the border of Argentina and Chile[4] with an elevation of 6,148 metres (20,171 ft) metres.[5][6] Alto San Juan is part of the Central Andes. Its territory is within the Argentinean protection area of Provincial Reserve for Multiple Use and Natural Recreation Manzano / Portillo de Piuquenes. Its slopes are within the administrative boundaries of the two cities: Argentinean city of Tunuyán (Mendoza) and Chilean commune of San José de Maipo (Cordillera).[5][6]
Alto San Juan | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,148 m (20,171 ft) |
Prominence | 906[1] m (2,972 ft) |
Parent peak | Tupungato |
Coordinates | 33°28′09.12″S 069°48′52.92″W |
Geography | |
Parent range | Central Andes |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 02/11/1944 - Wolfgang Foerster, Jorge Koester, Ludwig Krahl and Eberhard Meier (Germany)[2][3] |
Alto was first climbed by Wolfgang Foerster, Jorge Koester, Ludwig Krahl and Eberhard Meier (Germany) November 2, 1944.[2][3] The Argentinean side was first climbed by Suzanne Imber and Maximo Kausch in 2016.[7]
It has an official height of 6148 meters.[8] Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6120 metres,[9] ASTER 6103 metres,[10] ASTER filled 6135 metres,[11] TanDEM-X 6154 metres.[12] The height of the nearest key col is 5242 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 906 meters.[13] Alto is considered a Mountain Massif according to the Dominance System [14] and its dominance is 14.74%. Its parent peak is Tupungato and the Topographic isolation is 13 kilometers.[13]
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