Reclus (Andes Mountains)

Reclus is a mountain subgroup or massif,[3] in Argentina. It has a height of 6,300 metres (20,669 ft). It is located at La Rioja Province, Vinchina department, at the Puna de Atacama.[4] Reclus is completely within Argentine territory. This peak was named after the French geographer Jacques Élisée Reclus.

Reclus
Reclus is located in Argentina
Reclus
Reclus
Location in Northern Argentina
Highest point
Elevation6,300 m (20,700 ft)[1]
Prominence798 m (2,618 ft)
Parent peakBonete Chico
Coordinates27°55′04.79″S 68°55′58.80″W / 27.9179972°S 68.9330000°W / -27.9179972; -68.9330000
Geography
CountryArgentina
DepartmentVinchina
Parent rangePuna de Atacama, Andes
Climbing
First ascent03/02/1986 - Johan Reinhard (USA) and Louis Glausser (Switzerland)[2]

First ascent

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The first ascents were made by native Andean people, who built structures upon the summit. The first summit by Europeans was Johan Reinhard (USA) and Louis Glausser (Switzerland) in 03/02/1986.[2]

Elevation

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Based on the elevation provided by the available Digital elevation models, SRTM (6274m[5]), ASTER (6251m[6]), SRTM filled with ASTER (6274m[6]), ALOS (6251m[7]), TanDEM-X(6318m[8]), and also a handheld GPS survey by Maximo Kausch on 10/2012 (6285 metres),[9] Reclus is about 6300 metres above sea level.[9][1]

The height of the nearest key col is 5,502 m (18,051 ft).[9] so its prominence is 798 metres. Reclus is listed as mountain subgroup or massif, based on the Dominance system [3] and its dominance is 12.67%. Its parent peak is Bonete Chico and the Topographic isolation is 20.7 km.[1] This information was obtained during a research by Suzanne Imber in 2014.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Reclus". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ^ a b Reinhard, Johan. The Hidden Crater.
  3. ^ a b "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  4. ^ "Capas SIG | Instituto Geográfico Nacional". www.ign.gob.ar. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  5. ^ USGS, EROS Archive. "USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b "ASTER GDEM Project". ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  7. ^ "ALOS GDEM Project". www.eorc.jaxa.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  8. ^ TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X. "Copernicus Space Component Data Access". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "Andean Mountains - All above 5000m". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  10. ^ ap507. "Academic and adventurer describes the incredible task of climbing and cataloguing one of the most remote regions of the South American Andes mountains — University of Leicester". www2.le.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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