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Polleras
Mountain in the Andes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cerro Polleras is a mountain in the Andes at the border of Argentina and Chile[3] with an elevation of 5,993 metres (19,662 ft) metres.[4] Polleras is within the Principal Cordillera of the Andes. Its territory is within the Argentine protected area of Tupungato Volcano Provincial Park. It is on the border of two provinces: Argentinean province of Mendoza and Chilean province of Cordillera. Its slopes are within the territory of two cities: Argentinean city of Luján de Cuyo[5] and Chilean commune of San José de Maipo.[5]
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First Ascent
Polleras was first climbed by Friedrich Reichert (Germany) in February 05th 1908.[6]
Elevation
It has an official height of 5993 meters.[7] Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 5868 metres,[8] ASTER 5975 metres,[9] ALOS 5975 metres.[10] The height of the nearest key col is 4557 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 1436 meters.[11] Polleras is considered a Mountain Subrange according to the Dominance System [12] and its dominance is 23.96%. Its parent peak is Nevado del Plomo and the Topographic isolation is 21 kilometers. [11]
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