Nevado de Famatina

{{short description|Mountain in Argentina}}

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| name = Nevado de Famatina

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| range = Sierra de Famatina, Andes

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| parent_peak = Ojos del Salado

| elevation_m = 6115

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| prominence_m = 2783{{Cite web|url=http://www.andes-specialists.com/famatina-manuel-belgrano-6115|title=Famatina / Manuel Belgrano|website=Andes Specialists|language=en|access-date=2020-04-12}}

| coordinates = {{coord|29|0|52.56|S|067|49|35.04|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| photo_caption = View of Nevado de Famatina from Chilecito

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| photo = Sierras_de_Famatina_Chilecito.jpg

| first_ascent = 05/20/1895 - Rudolf Hauthal (Germany){{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Tecpetrol Cuadernos Patagonicos Nro 13|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}}{{Cite book|last=Gonzalez|title=Historia del Montañismo|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=Pag 24 (aunque señala 1892)}}{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=1963|title=AAJ (American Alpine Journal)|url=|journal=AAJ (American Alpine Journal)|volume=|pages=440|via=}}{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=1895|title=Co Colorado de Famatina 6100 m|url=|journal=Co Colorado de Famatina 6100 M|volume=|pages=|via=}}

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Nevado de Famatina (also called Cerro General Belgrano) is a peak in Argentina{{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}} with an elevation of {{convert|6115|m|ft|0}} metres.{{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}} It is the highest point of Sierra de Famatina. It is located within the territory of the Argentinean province of La Rioja. Its slopes are within the administrative boundaries of the Argentinean cities: Famatina and Chilecito.

First ascent

The first recorded ascent of Famatina was by Rudolf Hauthal (Germany) on 20 May 1895.{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Tecpetrol Cuadernos Patagonicos Nro 13|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}}{{Cite book|last=Gonzalez|title=Historia del Montañismo|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=Pag 24 (aunque señala 1892)}}{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=1963|title=AAJ (American Alpine Journal)|url=|journal=AAJ (American Alpine Journal)|volume=|pages=440|via=}}{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=1895|title=Co Colorado de Famatina 6100 m|url=|journal=Co Colorado de Famatina 6100 M|volume=|pages=|via=}}

Elevation

Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6094 metres,{{Cite web|date=2000|title=90 metre SRTM Imagery South_America - Tile: S30W068.hgt.zip|url=https://terrain.ardupilot.org/data/SRTM/South_America/S30W068.hgt.zip|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Ardupilot.org Website - SRTM HGT Imagery}} ALOS 6066 metres{{Cite web|date=2006|others=Data centre requires user registration|title=ALOS GDEM Project - JAXA {{!}} Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency EORC (Earth Observation Research Center) Tile: S030W068.zip|url=https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/en/aw3d30/data/index.htm|access-date=2021-08-18|website=www.eorc.jaxa.jp}} and TanDEM-X 6124 metres.{{Cite web|date=2010|others=Data source requires user registration|title=German Aerospace Center (DLR) TanDEM-X Data - Tile: TDM1_DEM__30_S30W068.zip|url=https://download.geoservice.dlr.de/TDM90/files/S30/W060/TDM1_DEM__30_S30W068.zip|access-date=2021-08-18|website=DLR - GeoService}} The height of the nearest key col is 3332 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 2783 meters.{{Cite web|title=Famatina / Manuel Belgrano|url=http://www.andes-specialists.com/famatina-manuel-belgrano-6115|access-date=2020-04-12|website=Andes Specialists|language=en}} Its topographic dominance is 45.51%, parent peak is Ojos del Salado and the Topographic isolation is 223.1 kilometers.

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