Colorados
Colorados is the long chain mountain on the left in the distance. Seen from near Ojos del Salado
Highest point
Elevation6,080 m (19,950 ft)
Prominence1,295[1] m (4,249 ft)
Parent peakVallecitos
Coordinates26°10′43″S 68°22′51″W / 26.17861°S 68.38083°W / -26.17861; -68.38083
Geography
Colorados is located in Chile
Colorados
Colorados
Argentina / Chile
Parent rangePuna de Atacama, Andes
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano[2]
Climbing
First ascent10/19/1999 - Henri Barret (France), Walter Sinay, Catalino Soriano (Argentina)[3][4]

Cerro Colorados is a mountain in the Andes, at the border of Argentina and Chile.[5] It has a height of 6,080 metres (19,950 ft). It and the neighbouring peak of Vallecitos lie in a very remote area west of the Salar de Antofalla and were not climbed until 1999.[6] Its slopes are shared between the territory of the Argentinean province of Catamarca (commune of Antofagasta de la Sierra) and the Chilean province of Chañaral (commune of Diego de Almagro).[7][8]

First Ascent

Colorados was first climbed by Henri Barret (France), Walter Sinay and Catalino Soriano (Argentina) October 19, 1999.[3][4]

Elevation

Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6054 metres,[9] ASTER 6035 metres[10] and TanDEM-X 6094 metres.[11] The height of the nearest key col is 4785 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 1295 meters.[12] Colorados is considered a Mountain Subrange according to the Dominance System [13] and its dominance is 21.3%. Its parent peak is Vallecitos and the Topographic isolation is 7.3 kilometers.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Colorados". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ↑ "Cerro Colorado". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  3. 1 2 "AAJ (American Alpine Journal)". AAJ (American Alpine Journal): 277. 2005.
  4. 1 2 Guillermo Almaraz. "Personal Interview". Personal Interview: estilo andino.
  5. ↑ 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)
  6. ↑ Biggar, John (2020). The Andes - A Guide for Climbers and Skiers (5th ed.). Andes. p. 330. ISBN 978-0-9536087-6-8.
  7. ↑ "Capas SIG | Instituto Geográfico Nacional". www.ign.gob.ar. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  8. ↑ rbenavente. "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | SIIT | Mapas vectoriales". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  9. ↑ USGS, EROS Archive. "USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "ASTER GDEM Project". ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  11. ↑ TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X. "Copernicus Space Component Data Access". Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  12. 1 2 "Colorados". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  13. ↑ "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.


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