Cerro Solo

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Cerro Solo
Solo-from-north.jpg
Cerro Solo from the North
Highest point
Elevation6,215 m (20,390 ft)[1]
Prominence3,002 m (9,849 ft)[2]
Parent peakNevado Tres Cruces
Coordinates27°6′19.07″S 068°42′47.52″W / 27.1052972°S 68.7132000°W / -27.1052972; -68.7132000Coordinates: 27°6′19.07″S 068°42′47.52″W / 27.1052972°S 68.7132000°W / -27.1052972; -68.7132000
Geography
Cerro Solo is located in Argentina
Cerro Solo
Cerro Solo
Argentina / Chile
LocationArgentina-Chile
Parent rangeAndes
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionUnknown
Climbing
First ascent02/21/1950 - Luis Alvarado, Jorge Balastino, Carlos and Oscar Alvarez (Chile)[3][4]
Easiest routeHike

Cerro Solo is a large stratovolcano on the border between Argentina and Chile, west of Ojos del Salado[5] with an elevation of 6,215 metres (20,390 ft) metres.[6][7][a][b][c] It consists of nine eruptive centers and is covered in light-colored rhyodacite pyroclastic flow deposits.

Its territory is within the Argentinean protection area of Catamarca High Andean and Puna Lakes Ramsar Site.[6] It is located in the territory of the Argentinean province of Catamarca (commune of Fiambalá)[6] and the Chilean province of Copiapo (commune of Copiapó).[7]

First Ascent[]

Solo was first climbed by Luis Alvarado, Jorge Balastino, Carlos and Oscar Alvarez (Chile) on 21 February 1950.[3][15]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Official height of 6205 meters.[8]
  2. ^ Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6200 metres,[9] SRTM 6200 metres,[10] ALOS 6183 metres[11] and TanDEM-X 6241 metres[12]
  3. ^ The height of the nearest key col is 3213 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 3002 meters.[13] Its is 48.3%, parent peak is Tres Cruces Sur and the Topographic isolation is 6.5 kilometers.[14]

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References[]

  1. ^ Biggar, John (2020). The Andes - A Guide for Climbers and Skiers (5th ed.). Scotland: Andes. p. 330. ISBN 978-0-9536087-6-8.
  2. ^ "Solo". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  3. ^ a b "Ascensión al nevado de El Muerto, la montaña de la incógnita". Centro Cultural Argentino de Montaña. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  4. ^ "Tres Quebradas". estiloandino (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  5. ^ Biggar, John (2020). The Andes a guide for climbers (5th ed.). Castle Douglas, Scotland. ISBN 978-0-9536087-7-5. OCLC 1260820889.
  6. ^ a b c "Capas SIG | Instituto Geográfico Nacional". www.ign.gob.ar. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  7. ^ a b rbenavente. "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | SIIT | Mapas vectoriales". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  8. ^ "IGM Chile". IGM Chile. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  9. ^ "90 metre SRTM Imagery South_America - Tile: S28W069.hgt.zip". Ardupilot.org Website - SRTM HGT Imagery. 2000. Retrieved 2021-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "90 metre SRTM Imagery South_America - Tile: S28W069.hgt.zip". Ardupilot.org Website - SRTM HGT Imagery. 2000. Retrieved 2021-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "ALOS GDEM Project - JAXA | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency EORC (Earth Observation Research Center) Tile: S28W069.zip". www.eorc.jaxa.jp. Data centre requires user registration. 2006. Retrieved 2021-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "German Aerospace Center (DLR) TanDEM-X Data - Tile: TDM1_DEM__30_S28W069.zip". DLR - GeoService. Data source requires user registration. 2010. Retrieved 2021-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Solo". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  14. ^ "Solo". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  15. ^ Almaraz, Guillermo. "Tres Quebradas". estiloandino (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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