Mercedario 6710m

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Mercedario is a mountain subrange in Argentina with an elevation of 6710 metres. Mercedario is within the following mountain ranges: Argentine Andes, Andes Centrales, Cordillera de La Ramada. It is the highest of Cordillera de La Ramada. It is located at the Argentinean province of San Juan. Its slopes are at the Argentinean city of Calingasta.All satellite DEMs point to ~6700 and TandemX to 6737 (usually overestimates ~20m in this area). Therefore 6710 meters is probably rasonable. The height of the nearest key col is 5228 meters so its prominence is 1482 meters. Mercedario is listed as mountain subrange, based on the Dominance system and its dominance is 22.09%.


NameMercedario
Altitude6710m
Lat/Lon-31.9788,-70.1128
Dominance %22.09%
Prominence1482
Key Lat/Lon-32.1586,-70.3143
Key Col Alt5228
Parent PeakAconcagua -32.6532,-70.0112
Dominance Classmountain subrange
DEM Avg. Altitude6701
ASTER6687
SRTM6697
TanDEM-X6737
ALOS6717
Maximo Kausch datano data
IGM Argentina6770
TitleHighest of Cordillera de La Ramada
First Ascent infoAdam Karpinski, Wiktor Ostrowski, Stefan Daszynski and Stefan Osiecki (Poland) - 18/01/1934
First Ascent SourceBOOK: Mas Alto que los Condores AUTHOR: Ostrowski DATE: 1954 / JOURNAL: Diario "La Nacion " DATE: April 8th, 1934
First Ascent NotesPre columbian ascent evidence: walls at 6400m on summit ridge, possibly Incan
Isolation75.6km
CountryArgentina
Argentina CityCalingasta
Argentina ProvinceSan Juan
Mountain Range Level 1Argentine Andes
Mountain Range Level 2Andes Centrales
Mountain Range Level 3Cordillera de La Ramada
Reason for alt adjustmentAll satellite DEMs point to ~6700 and TandemX to 6737 (usually overestimates ~20m in this area). Therefore 6710 meters is probably rasonable


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