Walther Penck (mountain)
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| height | 6658 m | |
| location | Province of Catamarca , Argentina | |
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| Coordinates | 27 ° 11 '44 " S , 68 ° 33' 38" W | |
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| Type | extinct, complex volcano | |
| First ascent | December 14, 1970 by Sergio Kunstmann, Pedro Rosende and K. Takeshita | |
Walther Penck , also Cerro Tipas , formerly Cazadero , is an extinct volcano with an altitude of 6658 m south of Ojos del Salado ( 6879 m ) in the Argentine province of Catamarca , west of Incahuasi ( 6621 m ) and north of Monte Pissis ( 6795 m ).
It bears the name of the German geologist Walther Penck , who explored the area in 1912/1913. The mountain is technically easy to climb.
Web links
- Walther Penck on www.andesargentinos.com.ar (Spanish)
- Walther Penck on summitpost (English)
- Tipas in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)