Palcaraju (6274m)
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Palcaraju culmine à 6274 mètres en Peru, faisant partie de Cordillera Blanca, South America. Ce sommet est classé comme Fold Mountain.
Comparaison des altitudes
À propos de cette montagne
Palcaraju (6274m) is a fold mountain in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru. Grade 4/5: technical ascent requiring mountaineering skills. A high Andean summit demanding altitude acclimatization and technical glacier travel.
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Conditions saisonnières
Analyse topographique
Carte de contour
The topographic contour map of Palcaraju (6274m) 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 6,274m summit). Above 5,000m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.
Profil d'altitude
The east–west elevation profile of Palcaraju (6274m) in the Cordillera Blanca shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 6,274m. 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.