Nevado El Fraile also called ''Incahuasi Chico'' () (''the Friar'') is a volcanic mountain in the
Andes of
Chile. It sits at the border of
Argentina (
Catamarca Province
Catamarca () is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The province had a population of 334,568 as per the , and covers an area of 102,602 km2. Its literacy rate is 95.5%. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise, fr ...
,
Fiambala) and
Chile (City and Province of Copiapó). Along with numerous other volcanic peaks in the region, including
Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano in the world, it is part of the
Central Volcanic Zone
The Andean Volcanic Belt is a major volcanic belt along the Andean cordillera in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is formed as a result of subduction of the Nazca Plate and Antarctic Plate underneath the South Americ ...
. The closest higher peak is
Incahuasi, which is to the east.
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First Ascent
Fraile was first climbed by Anders Bolinder (Sweden) January 2, 1956.
Elevation
Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM
The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) is an international research effort that obtained digital elevation models on a near-global scale from 56°S to 60°N, to generate the most complete high-resolution digital topographic database of Ea ...
yields 6048 metres, ASTER 6024 metres, ALOS 6024 metres and TanDEM-X 6091 metres. The height of the nearest key col
In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contou ...
is 5260 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 801 meters.
External links
Elevation information about Fraile
Weather Forecast at Fraile
References
Mountains of Chile
Six-thousanders of the Andes
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