Volcán del Viento
{{short description|Mountain in Argentina}}
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| name = Volcan del Viento
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| range = Argentinean Andes, Andes, Andean Volcaninc Belt
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| parent_peak = Ojos del Salado
| elevation_m = 6028
| other_name = Gendarme Argentino 2
| prominence_m = 452
| isolation_km = 4.9
| isolation_parent = Tipas
| isolation_ref = Measured using Google Earth, Line Tool, user Sesquideus on 2024-09-15
| coordinates = {{coord|27|11|27.95|S|068|28|24.23|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| map_caption = Argentina
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| first_ascent = 1988-01-12 - Claudio Bravo, Luis Salinas (Argentina){{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=April 1989|title=Boletin CAT Nro 4|url=|journal=Boletin CAT Nro 4|volume=|pages=19|via=}}
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Volcan del Viento also called Gendarme Argentino 2 is a remote mountain in Argentina with an elevation of {{convert|6028|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}}{{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}} Volcan del Viento is within the following mountain ranges: Argentinean Andes, Puna de Atacama and Andean Volcaninc Belt (Central Part). It is located at the Argentinean province of Catamarca. Its slopes are entirely within the territory of the Argentinean city of Fiambalá.
First ascent
The first ascent was reported on February 7, 1937, by {{ill|Justyn Wojsznis|pl|Justyn Wojsznis}}, leader of the Second Polish Andean Expedition{{Cite journal |last=Marek |first=Aneta |date=2016 |title=Andy jako rejon eksploracji górskiej Polaków do 1989 r. |url=https://spg.apsl.edu.pl/baza/wydawn/spg13/marek.pdf |journal=Słupskie Prace Geograficzne |language=pl |volume=13 |pages=83–104 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616174507/https://spg.apsl.edu.pl/baza/wydawn/spg13/marek.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2023}} Another claim of first ascent has been made several decades later: that Volcan del Viento was first climbed by Claudio Bravo, Luis Salinas (Argentina) on January 12, 1988.{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=April 1989|title=Boletin CAT Nro 4|url=|journal=Boletin CAT Nro 4|volume=|pages=19|via=}}
Elevation
Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6009 metres,{{cite web |website=USGS EROS Archive |title= 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 5987 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}} ASTER filled 6009 metres,{{Cite web|title=MADAS(METI AIST Data Archive System)|url=https://gbank.gsj.jp/madas/map/index.html|access-date=2020-04-14}} ALOS 5987 metres,{{Cite web|title=ALOS GDEM Project|url=https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/en/aw3d30/index.htm|access-date=2020-04-14|website=ALOS EORC Jax Japan}} TanDEM-X 6049 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}} The height of the nearest key col is 5576 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 452 meters.{{Cite web|title=Volcan del Viento / Gendarme Argentino 2|url=http://www.andes-specialists.com/volcan-del-viento-gendarme-argentino-2-6028|access-date=2020-04-12|website=Andes Specialists|language=en}} Volcan del Viento is considered a Mountain 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 7.5%.
References
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External links
- [http://www.andes-specialists.com/volcan-del-viento-gendarme-argentino-2-6028 Elevation information about Volcan del Viento]
- [https://www.meteoguru.com/en/pro/surface/?latlon=-27.1911,-68.4734 Weather Forecast at Volcan del Viento]
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