Nacimientos del Jague is a mountain in Argentina with an elevation of 5,826 metres (19,114 ft) metres.[4]

Nacimientos del Jague
Nacimientos del Jague is located in Argentina
Nacimientos del Jague
Nacimientos del Jague
Argentina
Highest point
Elevation5,826 m (19,114 ft)[1]
Prominence584 metres (1,916 ft)
Parent peakPissis
Coordinates27°47′41.27″S 068°37′23.51″W / 27.7947972°S 68.6231972°W / -27.7947972; -68.6231972
Geography
Parent rangeArgentine Andes, Andes
Climbing
First ascent12/11/1996 - John Biggar and Gordon Biggar (Scotland)[2][3]

Location edit

Nacimientos del Jague is within the following mountain ranges: Argentine Andes, Puna de Atacama. Its territory is within the Argentinean protection area of Catamarca High Andean and Puna Lakes Ramsar Site. It is on the border of two provinces: Argentinean provinces of La Rioja and Catamarca. Its slopes are within 2 cities: Argentinean cities of Vinchina and Fiambalá.

First Ascent edit

Nacimientos del Jague was first climbed by John Biggar and Gordon Biggar (Scotland) on November 12, 1996.[5][6]

Elevation edit

Based on the elevation provided by the available Digital elevation models, SRTM filled with ASTER (5826 metres[7]), TanDEM-X (5861 metrss[8]), Nacimientos del Jague is about 5826 meters above sea level.[9][10]

The height of the nearest key col is 5242 meters, therefore[11] its prominence is 584 meters. Nacimientos del Jague is listed as mountain, based on the Dominance system [12] and its dominance is 10.02%. Its parent peak is Pissis and the Topographic isolation is 17.8 kilometers.[13]

References edit

  1. ^ "Nacimientos del Jague". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ^ Guillermo Almaraz. "www.estiloandino.com". www.estiloandino.com: Alta Catamarca.
  3. ^ Guillermo Almaraz. "Personal Interview". Personal Interview.
  4. ^ "Capas SIG | Instituto Geográfico Nacional". www.ign.gob.ar. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  5. ^ Guillermo Almaraz. "www.estiloandino.com". www.estiloandino.com: Alta Catamarca.
  6. ^ Guillermo Almaraz. "Personal Interview". Personal Interview.
  7. ^ "ASTER GDEM Project". ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  8. ^ TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X. "Copernicus Space Component Data Access". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Andean Mountains - All above 5000m". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  10. ^ "Nacimientos del Jague". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  11. ^ "Andean Mountains - All above 5000m". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  12. ^ "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  13. ^ "Nacimientos del Jague". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.

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