Cerro Blanco

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In the foreground the Cerro Blanco with its characteristic reddish color that distinguishes it from other mountains. Behind the Quebrada de La Jaula between the Cordón del Plata (left) and the Cordón de La Jaula (right). View from the north from a height of approx. 10 km.

In the foreground the Cerro Blanco with its characteristic reddish color that distinguishes it from other mountains. Behind the Quebrada de La Jaula between the Cordón del Plata (left) and the Cordón de La Jaula (right). View from the north from a height of approx. 10 km.

height 5127  m
location Mendoza , Argentina
Mountains Cordón del Plata, Cordillera Frontal, Andes
Coordinates 32 ° 53 '55 "  S , 69 ° 25' 34"  W Coordinates: 32 ° 53 '55 "  S , 69 ° 25' 34"  W
Cerro Blanco (Mendoza)
Cerro Blanco
rock Rhyolite
First ascent 1943. Pablo Giannacari , Segundo Mendoza , Pedro Ugalde , Juan Corominas . ArgentinaArgentinaArgentinaArgentinaArgentinaArgentinaSpainSpain

The Cerro Blanco is a mountain in the Andes of Argentina . At 5127  m , its summit is the northernmost in the Cordón del Plata, a mountain range that is part of the Andes panorama visible there around 50 km west of the city of Mendoza .

Web links

Cerro Blanco (Mendoza) (Q21846614)

Commons : Cordón del Plata  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Montañas y rutas. In: Andeshandbook. Sociedad Geográfica de Documentación Andina (SGDA), accessed December 19, 2019 (Spanish).
  2. ^ Wayne, William J., and Arturo E. Corte. "Multiple Glaciations of the Cordon del Plata, Mendoza, Argentina [Glaciaciones multiples del Cordon del Plata, Mendoza, Argentina]." (1983). ( online in DigitalCommons @ University of Nebraska - Lincoln)