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Salcantay (6271m)

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Salcantay terletak pada ketinggian 6271 meter di Peru, bagian dari Andes, South America. Puncak ini diklasifikasikan sebagai Fold Mountain.

Salcantay — 6,271m — Peru — watercolor illustration
Ketinggian
6271 m
Prominensi
— m
Koordinat
-13,333333, -72,550000
Jenis
fold_mountain

Perbandingan Ketinggian

Permukaan laut 0 m Ben Nevis 1,345 m Mont Blanc 4,808 m Denali 6,190 m Mt. Everest 8,849 m Salcantay 6271 m

Tentang gunung ini

Salcantay (6271m) is a fold mountain in the Andes, Peru. Grade 4/5: technical ascent requiring mountaineering skills and equipment. Formed by tectonic compression, it displays layered rock strata typical of fold ranges. Climbers require glacier travel and fixed-rope technique for a safe ascent.

Rute

Kondisi Musiman

Analisis topografi

Peta kontur

Topographic contour map of Salcantay (6271m)

The topographic contour map of Salcantay (6271m) 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 6,271m summit). Above 4,800m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

Profil ketinggian

Elevation profile of Salcantay (6271m)

The east–west elevation profile of Salcantay (6271m) in the Andes shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 6,271m. 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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