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Alpamayo (5947m)

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Alpamayo liegt auf 5947 Metern Höhe in Peru, Teil der Cordillera Blanca, South America. Dieser Gipfel wird als Fold Mountain klassifiziert.

Alpamayo — 5,947m — Peru — watercolor illustration
Höhe
5947 m
Prominenz
— m
Koordinaten
-8,879167, -77,652222
Typ
fold_mountain

Höhenvergleich

Meeresspiegel 0 m Ben Nevis 1,345 m Mont Blanc 4,808 m Denali 6,190 m Mt. Everest 8,849 m Alpamayo 5947 m

Über diesen Berg

Alpamayo (5947m) is a fold mountain in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru. Grade 5/5: extreme expedition where supplemental oxygen is typically required. Formed by tectonic compression, it displays layered rock strata typical of fold ranges.

Routen

Saisonale Bedingungen

Topografische Analyse

Höhenlinienkarte

Topographic contour map of Alpamayo (5947m)

The topographic contour map of Alpamayo (5947m) in the Cordillera Blanca shows elongated parallel contours following the ridge axis. Contour lines are drawn at 100m intervals, with index contours (thicker lines) every 500m. The hypsometric color scale ranges from green (lower elevations) through yellow and orange to white (highest elevations near the 5,947m summit). Above 5,000m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

Höhenprofil

Elevation profile of Alpamayo (5947m)

The east–west elevation profile of Alpamayo (5947m) in the Cordillera Blanca shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 5,947m. The color gradient transitions from green (valley floor) to white (summit zone), with the red summit marker indicating the peak. The dashed blue snow line at 5,000m marks the approximate elevation above which permanent snow persists year-round.

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