Vallecitos (volcano)
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| Vallecitos | |
|---|---|
 Vallecitos is the distant conical mountain on the right. Seen from near Ojos del Salado | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,120 m (20,080 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,190 metres (3,904 ft) |
| Parent peak | Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas |
| Coordinates | 26°12′39.95″S 068°19′00.48″W / 26.2110972°S 68.3168000°W |
| Geography | |
  Vallecitos Argentina | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Parent range | Puna de Atacama, Andes |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 14/04/1999 - Henri Barret (France)[2] |
Vallecitos is a mountain subrange/area in Argentina. It has a height of 6,120 metres (20,079 ft). It is located at Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca Province, at the Puna de Atacama.[3]
First ascent[edit]
The first recorded ascent of Cerro Vallecitos was by Henri Barret (France) April 14, 1999.[2]
Elevation[edit]
Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6097 metres,[4] ASTER 6079 metres,[5] ASTER filled 6097 metres,[6] ALOS 6079 metres,[7] TanDEM-X 6138 metres,[8] The height of the nearest key col is 4930 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 1190 meters.[9] Vallecitos is considered a Mountain Subrange according to the Dominance System [10] and its dominance is 19.44%. Its parent peak is Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas and the Topographic isolation is 39.4 kilometers.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Vallecitos". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ a b "AAJ". AAJ: 277. 2005.
- ^ "Capas SIG | Instituto Geográfico Nacional". www.ign.gob.ar. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ USGS, EROS Archive. "USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "ASTER GDEM Project". ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "MADAS(METI AIST Data Archive System)". Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "ALOS GDEM Project". ALOS EORC Jax Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X. "Copernicus Space Component Data Access". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Vallecitos". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.