Nevado El Fraile also called Incahuasi Chico (6,061 metres (19,885 ft)) (the Friar) is a volcanic mountain in the Andes of Chile. It sits at the border of Argentina (Catamarca Province, Fiambala) and Chile (City and Province of Copiapó).[3][4][5] Along with numerous other volcanic peaks in the region, including Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano in the world, it is part of the Central Volcanic Zone. The closest higher peak is Incahuasi, which is 7.9 kilometres (4.9 mi) to the east.[1]
| Nevado El Fraile | |
|---|---|
 Incahuasi at left and El Fraile is at center-right | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,061 m (19,885 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 811 m (2,661 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Ojos del Salado |
| Coordinates | 27°02′33″S 68°22′54″W / 27.04250°S 68.38167°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Nevado El Fraile | |
| Parent range | Andes |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 02/01/1956 - Anders Bolinder (Sweden)[2] |
| Easiest route | Scramble |
First Ascent edit
Fraile was first climbed by Anders Bolinder (Sweden) January 2, 1956.[2]
Elevation edit
Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6048 metres,[6] ASTER 6024 metres,[7] ALOS 6024 metres[8] and TanDEM-X 6091 metres.[9] The height of the nearest key col is 5260 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 801 meters.[10] Fraile is considered a Mountain Subgroup according to the Dominance System [11] and its dominance is 13.22%. Its parent peak is Ojos del Salado and the Topographic isolation is 17.4 kilometers.[10]
External links edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Nevado El Fraile". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ^ a b "Revista Andina 84". Revista Andina 84: 27. 1957.
- ^ 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) - ^ "Capas SIG | Instituto Geográfico Nacional". www.ign.gob.ar. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ rbenavente. "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | SIIT | Mapas vectoriales". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ USGS, EROS Archive. "USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "ASTER GDEM Project". ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "ALOS GDEM Project". ALOS EORC Jax Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X. "Copernicus Space Component Data Access". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Fraile / Incahuasi Chico". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
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