Cerro Polleras is a mountain in the
Andes at the border of
Argentina and
Chile with an elevation of metres.
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 and Chilean commune of
San José de Maipo.
First Ascent
Polleras was first climbed by Friedrich Reichert (Germany) in February 05th 1908.
Elevation
It has an official height of 5993 meters. Other data from available
digital elevation models:
SRTM
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yields 5868 metres,
ASTER
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5975 metres,
ALOS 5975 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 4557
meters, leading to a
topographic prominence of 1436
meters.
Polleras is considered a Mountain Subrange according to the ''Dominance System''
and its dominance is 23.96%. Its
parent peak is
Nevado del Plomo
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and the
Topographic isolation is 21
kilometers.
References
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External links
Elevation information about PollerasWeather Forecast at Polleras
Mountain ranges of the Andes