Castillo is a mountain range at the border of Argentina and Chile with an elevation of 5389 metres. Castillo is within the following mountain ranges: Argentine Andes, Chilean Andes, Andes Centrales. Its territory is within the Argentinean protection area of Provincial Reserve for Multiple Use and Natural Recreation Manzano / Portillo de Piuquenes. It is on the border of 2 provinces: Argentinean province of Mendoza; Chilean province of Cordillera. Its slopes are within 2 cities: Argentinean city of San Carlos; Chilean city of San José de Maipo.
Based on the elevation provided by the available Digital elevation models, SRTM filled with ASTER (5389m), TanDEM-X(5197m), , Castillo is about 5389 meters above sea level.The height of the nearest key col is 3834 meters so its prominence is 1555 meters. Castillo is listed as mountain range, based on the Dominance system and its dominance is 28,86%.
Name | Castillo |
Altitude | 5389m |
Lat/Lon | -33,9754,-69,8813 |
Dominance % | 28,86% |
Prominence | 1555 |
Key Lat/Lon | -33,8547,-69,8839 |
Key Col Alt | 3834 |
Parent Peak | Tupungato -33,3585,-69,7698 |
Dominance Class | mountain range |
DEM Avg. Altitude | 5389 |
TanDEM-X | 5197 |
ALOS | 5477 |
First Ascent info | Sergio Kunstmann, Ernesto Hoffmann (Chile), Eberhard Meyer, Ludwig Krahl (Germany) - 27/02/1953 |
First Ascent Source | JOURNAL: Revista Andina Nro 79 DATE: 1953 / JOURNAL: AAJ (American Alpine Journal) AUTHOR: Evelio Echevarría DATE: 1963 |
Isolation | 69,4km |
Country | Argentina / Chile |
Argentina City | San Carlos |
Argentina Province | Mendoza |
Argentina Protection Area | Provincial Reserve for Multiple Use and Natural Recreation Manzano / Portillo de Piuquenes |
Chile City | San José de Maipo |
Chile Province | Cordillera |
Chile Region | Metropolitana de Santiago |
Mountain Range Level 1 | Argentine Andes |
Mountain Range Level 2 | Chilean Andes |
Mountain Range Level 3 | Andes Centrales |
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