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Cerro Mercedario (6720m)

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Cerro Mercedario liegt auf 6720 Metern Höhe in Argentina, Teil der Andes, South America. Dieser Gipfel wird als Fold Mountain klassifiziert.

Cerro Mercedario — 6,720m — Argentina — watercolor illustration
Höhe
6720 m
Prominenz
— m
Koordinaten
-31,978900, -70,115600
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 Cerro Mercedario 6720 m

Über diesen Berg

Cerro Mercedario (6720m) is a fold mountain in the Andes, Argentina. Grade 4/5: technical ascent requiring mountaineering skills and equipment. Formed by tectonic compression, it displays layered rock strata typical of fold ranges.

Routen

Saisonale Bedingungen

Topografische Analyse

Höhenlinienkarte

Topographic contour map of Cerro Mercedario (6720m)

The topographic contour map of Cerro Mercedario (6720m) in the Andes 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 6,720m summit). Above 3,800m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

Höhenprofil

Elevation profile of Cerro Mercedario (6720m)

The east–west elevation profile of Cerro Mercedario (6720m) in the Andes shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 6,720m. 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 3,800m marks the approximate elevation above which permanent snow persists year-round.

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