Nevado del Plomo, also spelled as Nevado El Plomo, is a mountain on the border between Argentina and Chile. Juncal Sur Glacier,[6] which feeds the Olivares River, descends the west side of the mountain. Nevado del Plomo is part of the Central Andes and has an elevation of 6,070 metres (19,915 ft) metres.[7] The Argentine portion is within the protection area of Tupungato Volcano Provincial Park. It is on the border of two provinces: Argentinean province of Mendoza and Chilean province of Cordillera. Its slopes are within the administrative boundaries of two cities: Argentinean city of Luján de Cuyo and Chilean commune of San José de Maipo.[8][7]

Nevado del Plomo
Northeast side of Nevado del Plomo in Argentina with its glaciers Alfa and Beta.
Highest point
Elevation6,070 m (19,910 ft)[1]
Prominence1,500 m (4,900 ft)[2]
Parent peakTupungato
ListingUltra
Coordinates33°06′12″S 70°03′57″W / 33.10333°S 70.06583°W / -33.10333; -70.06583[3]
Geography
Nevado del Plomo is located in Argentina
Nevado del Plomo
Nevado del Plomo
Located on Argentina/Chile border
LocationChile / Argentina
Parent rangePrincipal Cordillera, Andes
Climbing
First ascent20/01/1910 by Frederick Reichert, Friedrich Bade, Robert Helbling (Germany)[4][5]

First Ascent

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Nevado del Plomo was first climbed by Friedrich Reichert, Friedrich Bade, Robert Helbling (Germany) in 01/20/1910.[9]

Elevation

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It has an official height of 6070 meters.[10] Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM 6062 metres,[11] ASTER 6037 metres,[12] TanDEM-X 5303 metres.[13] The height of the nearest key col is 4833 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 1500 meters.[2] Nevado del Plomo is considered a Mountain Subrange according to the Dominance System [14] and its dominance is 20.38%. Its parent peak is Tupungato and the Topographic isolation is 39.5 kilometers.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Argentina and Chile: Central Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org
  2. ^ a b "Nevado del Plomo". Peakbagger. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Nevado del Plomo". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  4. ^ Neate, Jill (1994). "Central Chile". Mountaineering in the Andes (2nd ed.). Expedition Advisory Centre. ISBN 0-907649-64-5.
  5. ^ Federico Reichert (1929). La Exploración de la Alta Cordillera. pp. 330–332.
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ a b rbenavente. "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | SIIT | Mapas vectoriales". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  8. ^ "Capas SIG | Instituto Geográfico Nacional". www.ign.gob.ar. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  9. ^ Federico Reichert (1929). La Exploración de la Alta Cordillera. pp. 330–332.
  10. ^ "IGM Chile". IGM Chile. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  11. ^ NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission - Filled Data V2". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  12. ^ "ASTER GDEM Project". ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  13. ^ TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X. "Copernicus Space Component Data Access". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  15. ^ "Nevado del Plomo". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.