San Jose is a mountain subgroup at the border of Argentina and Chile with an elevation of 5870 metres. San Jose is within the following mountain ranges: Argentine Andes, Chilean Andes, Andean Volcanic Belt (Southern Part), Andes Centrales. It is the highest of Andean Volcanic Belt (Southern Part). 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 Tunuyán; Chilean city of San José de Maipo.
Based on the elevation provided by the available Digital elevation models, SRTM filled with ASTER (5853m), TanDEM-X(5880m), , San Jose is about 5870 meters above sea level.The height of the nearest key col is 5118 meters so its prominence is 752 meters. San Jose is listed as mountain subgroup , based on the Dominance system and its dominance is 12,81%.
Name | San Jose |
Altitude | 5870m |
Lat/Lon | -33,7881,-69,8955 |
Dominance % | 12,81% |
Prominence | 752 |
Key Lat/Lon | -33,7556,-69,8963 |
Key Col Alt | 5118 |
Parent Peak | Marmolejo -33,734,-69,878 |
Dominance Class | mountain subgroup |
DEM Avg. Altitude | 5853 |
TanDEM-X | 5880 |
ALOS | 5872 |
Title | Highest of Andean Volcanic Belt (Southern Part) |
First Ascent info | Otto Pfenniger (Switzerland) and Sebastián Krückel (Germany) - 06/03/1931 |
First Ascent Source | BOOK: Chile Andinista AUTHOR: Evelio Echevarria PAGE: 57 |
Isolation | 6,2km |
Country | Argentina / Chile |
Argentina City | Tunuyán |
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 | Andean Volcanic Belt (Southern Part) |
Mountain Range Level 4 | Andes Centrales |
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