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El Solo

Cerro Solo is a large stratovolcano on the border between Argentina and Chile, west of Ojos del Salado with an elevation of 6,215 metres (20,390 ft) metres. 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. It is located in the territory of the Argentinean province of Catamarca (commune of Fiambalá) and the Chilean province of Copiapo (commune of Copiapó).

First Ascent

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

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Official height of 6205 meters.
  2. ^ Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6200 metres, SRTM 6200 metres, ALOS 6183 metres and TanDEM-X 6241 metres
  3. ^ The height of the nearest key col is 5500 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 715 meters. Its parent peak is Tres Cruces Sur and the Topographic isolation is 6.5 kilometers.

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. ^ "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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ "Capas SIG | Instituto Geográfico Nacional". www.ign.gob.ar. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  7. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  10. ^ "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)
  11. ^ "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)
  12. ^ "IGM Chile". IGM Chile. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  13. ^ Almaraz, Guillermo. "Tres Quebradas". estiloandino (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2021-08-18.