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Huayna Potosi (6088m)

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Huayna Potosi culmine à 6088 mètres en Bolivia, faisant partie de Andes, South America. Ce sommet est classé comme Fold Mountain.

Huayna Potosi — 6,088m — Bolivia — watercolor illustration
Altitude
6088 m
Proéminence
— m
Coordonnées
-16,261111, -68,122222
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 Huayna Potosi 6088 m

À propos de cette montagne

Huayna Potosi (6088m) is a fold mountain in the Andes, Bolivia. Grade 3/5: strenuous climb with technical sections demanding experience. Formed by tectonic compression, it displays layered rock strata typical of fold ranges. Routes involve exposed ridge sections and require careful route-finding.

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Conditions saisonnières

Analyse topographique

Carte de contour

Topographic contour map of Huayna Potosi (6088m)

The topographic contour map of Huayna Potosi (6088m) 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 6,088m summit). Above 4,800m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

Profil d'altitude

Elevation profile of Huayna Potosi (6088m)

The east–west elevation profile of Huayna Potosi (6088m) in the Andes shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 6,088m. 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 4,800m marks the approximate elevation above which permanent snow persists year-round.

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