Baboso / Veladero NE 6070m

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Baboso (also called Veladero NE) is a mountain in Argentina with an elevation of 6070 metres. Baboso is within the following mountain ranges: Argentine Andes, Puna de Atacama, Sierra del Veladero. 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 (6055m), ASTER (6069m), ALOS (6072m), SRTM filled with ASTER (6055m), TanDEM-X(6097m), and also a handheld GPS survey by Maximo Kausch on 10/2012 (6083 meters), Baboso  is about 6070 meters above sea level.The height of the nearest key col is 5462 meters so its prominence is 608 meters. Baboso  is listed as mountain, based on the Dominance system and its dominance is 10.02%.


Name
Baboso / Veladero NE
Altitude
6070m 
Lat/Lon
-28.0087,-68.9097
Dominance %
10.02%
Prominence
608
Key Lat/Lon
-27.9788,-68.9097
Key Col Alt
5462
Parent Peak
Bonete Chico -28.0187,-68.7556
Dominance Class
mountain
DEM Avg. Altitude
6055
ASTER
6069
SRTM
6055
TanDEM-X
6097
ALOS
6072
Maximo Kausch data
6083
First Ascent info
John Biggar, Gordon Biggar, Peter Clarke, Peter Gilbert, Brian Powling, (UK) and Damian Aurelio Vargas (Peru) - 06/11/2000
First Ascent Source
JOURNAL: AAJ (American Alpine Journal) DATE: 2002 PAGE: 328 / JOURNAL: Personal Interview AUTHOR: Guillermo Almaraz PAGE: estilo andino
First Ascent Notes
AAJ 1997 page 243 shows a previous ascent on 20/11/1996 when German del Rio and Jorge Llanos approached the peak on motorbikes. However in a interview with John Biggar, he proved they did not reach the summit - Research by Guillermo Almaraz
Isolation
15.2km
Country
Argentina
Argentina City
Vinchina
Argentina Province
La Rioja
Mountain Range Level 1
Argentine Andes
Mountain Range Level 2
Puna de Atacama
Mountain Range Level 3
Sierra del Veladero


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