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Cerro Mercedario (6720m)

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Cerro Mercedario culmine à 6720 mètres en Argentina, faisant partie de Andes, South America. Ce sommet est classé comme Fold Mountain.

Cerro Mercedario — 6,720m — Argentina — watercolor illustration
Altitude
6720 m
Proéminence
— m
Coordonnées
-31,978900, -70,115600
Type
fold_mountain

Comparaison des altitudes

Niveau de la mer 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

À propos de cette montagne

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.

Itinéraires

Conditions saisonnières

Analyse topographique

Carte de contour

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.

Profil d'altitude

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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