Nevado de Palermo is a peak in Argentina[4] (also sometimes known as Morro del Quemado[5]) with an elevation of 6,184 metres (20,289 ft) metres.[6] Palermo is one of the highest points of Sierra de Cachi. It is located within the territory of the Argentinean province of Salta, cities of Cachi and La Poma.[6]
| Nevado de Palermo | |
|---|---|
 Morro del Quemado and Cienaga seen from the road to the east. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,184 m (20,289 ft) |
| Prominence | 705 m (2,313 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Nevado de Cachi |
| Coordinates | 24°49′55.92″S 066°24′18.36″W / 24.8322000°S 66.4051000°W |
| Geography | |
 | |
| Location | Salta Province, Argentina |
| Parent range | Sierra de Cachi |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 12/20/1975 - Enrique Pantaleón (Argentina)[2][3] |
| Easiest route | walk |
First Ascent
editPalermo was first climbed by Enrique Pantaleón (Argentina) December 20, 1975.[7][8]
Elevation
editOther data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6147 metres,[9] ASTER 6179 metres[10] and TanDEM-X 6195 metres.[11] The height of the nearest key col is 5479 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 705 meters.[12] Palermo is considered a Mountain Subgroup according to the Dominance System [13] and its dominance is 11.4%. Its parent peak is Nevado de Cachi and the Topographic isolation is 11.1 kilometers.[12]
External links
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Palermo". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "El Tribuno". El Tribuno. 1975-12-26.
- ^ Guillermo Almaraz. "Personal Interview". Personal Interview: estilo andino.
- ^ Biggar, John (2020). The Andes a guide for climbers (5th ed.). Castle Douglas, Scotland. ISBN 978-0-9536087-7-5. OCLC 1260820889.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Neate, Jill (1994). Mountaineering in the Andes (2nd ed.). Expedition Advisory Centre, Royal Geographical Society. p. 154. ISBN 0-907649-64-5.
- ^ a b "Capas SIG | Instituto Geográfico Nacional". www.ign.gob.ar. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ "El Tribuno". El Tribuno. 1975.
- ^ Almaraz, Guillermo. "Estilo Andino Andes 6500". estiloandino (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-18.
- ^ USGS, EROS Archive. "USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "ASTER GDEM Project". ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X. "Copernicus Space Component Data Access". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Palermo". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
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