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Polleras
Cerro Polleras is a mountain in the Andes at the border of Argentina and Chile with an elevation of 5,993 metres (19,662 ft) metres. Polleras is within the Principal Cordillera of the Andes. Its territory is within the Argentine protected 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 territory of two cities: Argentinean city of Luján de Cuyo and Chilean commune of San José de Maipo.

First Ascent

Polleras was first climbed by Friedrich Reichert (Germany) in February 05th 1908.

Elevation

It has an official height of 5993 meters. Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 5868 metres, ASTER 5975 metres, ALOS 5975 metres. The height of the nearest key col is 4557 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 1436 meters. Polleras is considered a Mountain Subrange according to the Dominance System and its dominance is 23.96%. Its parent peak is Nevado del Plomo and the Topographic isolation is 21 kilometers.

References

  1. ^ "Polleras". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ^ Federico Reichert (1929). La Exploración de la Alta Cordillera. pp. 330–332.
  3. ^ Biggar, John (2015). The Andes: a guide for climbers (4th ed.). Castle Douglas, Scotland. ISBN 978-0-9536087-4-4. OCLC 917526266.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ rbenavente. "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | SIIT | Mapas vectoriales". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  5. ^ "Capas SIG | Instituto Geográfico Nacional". www.ign.gob.ar. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  6. ^ Federico Reichert (1929). La Exploración de la Alta Cordillera. pp. 330–332.
  7. ^ "IGN Argentina". IGN Argentina. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  8. ^ USGS, EROS Archive. "USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. ^ "ASTER GDEM Project". ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  10. ^ "ALOS GDEM Project". ALOS EORC Jax Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  11. ^ "Polleras". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  12. ^ "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
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