Medusa (mountain)
| Medusa | |
|---|---|
  Medusa Argentina / Chile | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,130 m (20,110 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 525 m (1,722 ft) |
| Parent peak | Ojos del Salado |
| Coordinates | 27°7′40.08″S 068°29′05.99″W / 27.1278000°S 68.4849972°W |
| Geography | |
| Countries | Argentina and Chile |
| Parent range | Puna de Atacama, Andes |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 22/01/1986 - Claudio Bravo (Argentina)[2][3] |
Medusa is a mountain at the border of Argentina and Chile.[4] It has a height of 6,130 metres (20,112 ft). It's located at Catamarca Province, Tinogasta Department, at the Puna de Atacama.[5] At the Chilean side, its shares territories with the commune of Copiapó.[6]
First Ascent
[edit]Medusa was first climbed by Claudio Bravo (Argentina) January 22, 1986.[7][3]
Elevation
[edit]Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6119 metres,[8] ASTER 6101 metres,[9] and TanDEM-X 6163 metres.[10] The height of the nearest key col is 5605 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 525 meters.[11] Medusa is considered a Mountain according to the Dominance System [12] and its dominance is 8.56%. Its parent peak is Ojos del Salado and the Topographic isolation is 5.9 kilometers.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Medusa". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "AAJ". AAJ: 201. 1990.
- ^ a b 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) - ^ "Capas SIG | Instituto Geográfico Nacional". ign.gob.ar. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ rbenavente. "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | SIIT | Mapas vectoriales". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ "AAJ". AAJ: 201. 1990.
- ^ 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 "Medusa". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.