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.
| El Ermitaño | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,146 m (20,164 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,344[1] m (4,409 ft) |
| Parent peak | Cerro El Condor |
| Coordinates | 26°47′02.03″S 068°36′02.52″W / 26.7838972°S 68.6007000°W |
| Geography | |
  El Ermitaño Chile | |
| Parent range | Chilean Andes, Andes |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 11/21/1967 - Sergio Kunsmann, Pedro Rosende, Etienne Vian (Chile) Heinz Koch (Germany)[2][3] |
First Ascent edit
El Ermitaño was first climbed by Sergio Kunsmann, Pedro Rosende and Etienne Vian (Chile) Heinz Koch (Germany) in 11/21/1967.[2][3]
Elevation edit
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]
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References edit
- ^ "El Ermitaño". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ a b "Revista Andina 90". Revista Andina 90. 1968.
- ^ a b "AAJ (American Alpine Journal)". AAJ (American Alpine Journal): 207. 1968.
- ^ 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) - ^ "IGM Chile". IGM Chile. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X. "Copernicus Space Component Data Access". Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b "El Ermitaño". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
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