El Ermitaño

El Ermitaño
El Ermitaño as seen at sunrise from a camp above Laguna Verde
Highest point
Elevation6,146 m (20,164 ft)
Prominence1,344[1] m (4,409 ft)
Parent peakCerro El Condor
Coordinates26°47′02.03″S 068°36′02.52″W / 26.7838972°S 68.6007000°W / -26.7838972; -68.6007000
Geography
El Ermitaño is located in Chile
El Ermitaño
El Ermitaño
Chile
Parent rangeChilean Andes, Andes
Climbing
First ascent11/21/1967 - Sergio Kunsmann, Pedro Rosende, Etienne Vian (Chile) Heinz Koch (Germany)[2][3]

El Ermitaño is a peak in Chile[4] with an elevation of 6,146 metres (20,164 ft) metres[5] located at Puna de Atacama. It is on the border of the Chilean provinces of Chañaral and Copiapó (Communes of Diego de Almagro and Copiapó[5]) Along with Cerro Peña Blanca, lies on the southern rim of the Wheelwright Caldera.

First Ascent

El Ermitaño was first climbed by Sergio Kunsmann, Pedro Rosende and Etienne Vian (Chile) Heinz Koch (Germany) in 11/21/1967.[2][3]

Elevation

It has an official height of 6146 meters.[6] Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6134 metres,[7] ASTER 6113 metres[8] and TanDEM-X 6175 metres.[9] The height of the nearest key col is 4802 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 1344 meters.[10] El Ermitaño is considered a Mountain Subrange according to the Dominance System [11] and its dominance is 21.87%. Its parent peak is Cerro El Condor and the Topographic isolation is 29.2 kilometers.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "El Ermitaño". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ^ a b "Revista Andina 90". Revista Andina 90. 1968.
  3. ^ a b "AAJ (American Alpine Journal)". AAJ (American Alpine Journal): 207. 1968.
  4. ^ Biggar, John (2020). The Andes a guide for climbers (5th ed.). Castle Douglas, Scotland. ISBN 978-0-9536087-7-5. OCLC 1260820889.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ a b rbenavente. "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | SIIT | Mapas vectoriales". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  6. ^ "IGM Chile". IGM Chile. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  7. ^ USGS, EROS Archive. "USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. ^ "ASTER GDEM Project". ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  9. ^ TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X. "Copernicus Space Component Data Access". Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  10. ^ a b "El Ermitaño". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  11. ^ "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.


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