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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]

Polleras
Polleras Argentina / Chile
Highest point
Elevation	5,993 m (19,662 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,436 metres (4,711 ft)
Parent peak	Nevado del Plomo
Coordinates	33°14′45.60″S 069°55′04.80″W
Geography
Parent range	Argentine Andes, Andes
Climbing
First ascent	Feb 5th 1908 - Friedrich Reichert (Germany)[2]

First Ascent

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

Elevation

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

External links

• Elevation information about Polleras
• Weather Forecast at Polleras

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