Cerro Vicuñas
Volcanic mountain in the Atacama Region, Chile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cerro Vicuñas is a volcanic mountain in the Andes of Chile which lies immediately north of Ojos del Salado. It has a height of 6067 metres.[5] Vicuñas if often used as acclimatisation peak before major peaks like Ojos del Salado. Its slopes are within the administrative boundaries of the Chilean commune of Copiapo.[6]
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Cerro Vicuñas | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,067 m (19,905 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 726[2] m (2,382 ft) |
Parent peak | Barrancas Blancas |
Coordinates | 27°1′25.32″S 068°36′50.75″W |
Geography | |
Parent range | Andes |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1969[1] or 01/23/1979 by Eduardo Saavedra Larraín (Chile) and Theo Dowbenka (Austria)[3][4] |
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