Peñas Azules 5970m
Peñas Azules is a mountain subgroup in Argentina with an elevation of 5970 metres. Peñas Azules is within the following mountain ranges: Argentine Andes, Puna de Atacama. It is located at the Argentinean province of La Rioja. Its slopes are at the Argentinean city of Vinchina.
Based on the elevation provided by the available Digital elevation models, SRTM (6221m), ASTER (6203m), ALOS (5956m), SRTM filled with ASTER (5947m), TanDEM-X(5986m), and also a handheld GPS survey by Maximo Kausch on 10/2012 (6242 meters), Peñas Azules is about 5970 meters above sea level.The height of the nearest key col is 5187 meters so its prominence is 783 meters. Peñas Azules is listed as mountain subgroup , based on the Dominance system and its dominance is 13.12%.
| Name | Peñas Azules |
| Altitude | 5970m |
| Lat/Lon | -27.9913,-68.6524 |
| Dominance % | 13.12% |
| Prominence | 783 |
| Key Lat/Lon | -27.9771,-68.6807 |
| Key Col Alt | 5187 |
| Parent Peak | Pissis -27.7548,-68.7989 |
| Dominance Class | mountain subgroup |
| DEM Avg. Altitude | 5947 |
| ASTER | 6203 |
| SRTM | 6221 |
| TanDEM-X | 5986 |
| ALOS | 5956 |
| Maximo Kausch data | 6242 |
| First Ascent info | Vicente Cichitti, Jorge Guajardo, Hermann Klark (Argentina) - 11/03/1955 |
| First Ascent Source | BOOK: Historia del Montañismo Argentino AUTHOR: J. González / JOURNAL: Revista La Montaña Nro 14 DATE: Dec 1970 PAGE: 64 |
| Isolation | 30km |
| Country | Argentina |
| Argentina City | Vinchina |
| Argentina Province | La Rioja |
| Mountain Range Level 1 | Argentine Andes |
| Mountain Range Level 2 | Puna de Atacama |
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