Cerro Colorados
{{short description|Mountain in Argentina}}
{{distinguish|Cerro Colorado (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox mountain| name = Colorados
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| photo = Colorados_and_Vallecitos.jpg
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| photo_caption = Colorados is the long chain mountain on the left in the distance. Seen from near Ojos del Salado
| map = Chile
| map_caption = Argentina / Chile
| coordinates = {{coord|26|10|43|S|68|22|51|W|type:mountain|display=inline,title}}
| prominence_m = 1295{{Cite web|url=http://www.andes-specialists.com/colorados-6080|title=Colorados|website=Andes Specialists|language=en|access-date=2020-04-12}}
| elevation_m = 6080
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| parent_peak = Vallecitos
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| range = Puna de Atacama, Andes
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| type = Stratovolcano{{cite gvp|vn=355869|name=Cerro Colorado|access-date=2022-06-27}}
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| first_ascent = 10/19/1999 - Henri Barret (France), Walter Sinay, Catalino Soriano (Argentina){{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=2005|title=AAJ (American Alpine Journal)|url=|journal=AAJ (American Alpine Journal)|volume=|pages=277|via=}}{{Cite journal|last=Guillermo Almaraz|date=|title=Personal Interview|url=|journal=Personal Interview|volume=|pages=estilo andino|via=}}
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Cerro Colorados is a mountain in the Andes, at the border of Argentina and Chile.{{Cite book|last=Biggar|first=John|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1260820889|title=The Andes a guide for climbers|date=2020|isbn=978-0-9536087-7-5|edition=5th|location=Castle Douglas, Scotland|oclc=1260820889}} It has a height of {{convert|6080|m|ft}}. It and the neighbouring peak of Vallecitos lie in a very remote area west of the Salar de Antofalla and were not climbed until 1999.{{cite book |last1=Biggar |first1=John |title=The Andes - A Guide for Climbers and Skiers |date=2020 |isbn=978-0-9536087-6-8 |page=330 |publisher=Andes |edition=5th}} Its slopes are shared between the territory of the Argentinean province of Catamarca (commune of Antofagasta de la Sierra) and the Chilean province of Chañaral (commune of Diego de Almagro).{{Cite web|title=Capas SIG {{!}} Instituto Geográfico Nacional|url=https://www.ign.gob.ar/NuestrasActividades/InformacionGeoespacial/CapasSIG|access-date=2020-04-30|website=www.ign.gob.ar}}{{Cite web|last=rbenavente|title=Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional {{!}} SIIT {{!}} Mapas vectoriales|url=https://www.bcn.cl/siit/mapas_vectoriales/index_html|access-date=2020-04-30|website=bcn.cl|language=en}}
First Ascent
Colorados was first climbed by Henri Barret (France), Walter Sinay and Catalino Soriano (Argentina) October 19, 1999.{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=2005|title=AAJ (American Alpine Journal)|url=|journal=AAJ (American Alpine Journal)|volume=|pages=277|via=}}{{Cite journal|last=Guillermo Almaraz|date=|title=Personal Interview|url=|journal=Personal Interview|volume=|pages=estilo andino|via=}}
Elevation
Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6054 metres,{{cite web|last1=USGS|first1=EROS Archive|title=USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps|url=https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/science/usgs-eros-archive-digital-elevation-srtm-coverage-maps?qt-science_center_objects=4#qt-science_center_objects|accessdate=12 April 2020}} ASTER 6035 metres{{Cite web|title=ASTER GDEM Project|url=https://gbank.gsj.jp/madas/map/index.html|access-date=2020-04-14|website=ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp}} and TanDEM-X 6094 metres.{{cite web|last1=TanDEM-X|first1=TerraSAR-X|title=Copernicus Space Component Data Access|url=https://spacedata.copernicus.eu/web/cscda/missions/tandem-x|accessdate=12 April 2020|archive-date=12 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412222329/https://spacedata.copernicus.eu/web/cscda/missions/tandem-x|url-status=dead}} The height of the nearest key col is 4785 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 1295 meters.{{Cite web|title=Colorados|url=http://www.andes-specialists.com/colorados-6080|access-date=2020-04-12|website=Andes Specialists|language=en}} Colorados is considered a Mountain Subrange according to the Dominance System {{Cite web|title=Dominance - Page 2|url=https://www.8000ers.com/cms/en/dominance-mainmenu-178.html?start=1|access-date=2020-04-12|website=www.8000ers.com}} and its dominance is 21.3%. Its parent peak is Vallecitos and the Topographic isolation is 7.3 kilometers.