Mercedario

Mountain in Argentina

Mercedario

Mercedario, 2004

Highest point
Elevation| 6,720 m (22,050 ft)[1]
SRTM
Prominence| 3,353 m (11,001 ft)[2]
Ranked 57th
Isolation| 75.14 km (46.69 mi)
Listing| Ultra
Coordinates| 31°58′45″S 70°06′45″W﻿ / ﻿31.97917°S 70.11250°W﻿ / -31.97917; -70.11250[2]
Geography

Mercedario

Location in Argentina

Location| San Juan, Argentina
Parent range| Cordillera de la Ramada, Principal Cordillera, Andes
Climbing
First ascent| 18 January 1934
Easiest route| scramble

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Cerro Mercedario is the highest peak of the Cordillera de la Ramada range and the eighth-highest mountain of the Andes. It is located 100 km to the north of Aconcagua, in the Argentine province of San Juan.

## Ascent history

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It was first ascended on January 18, 1934, by Adam Karpiński [pl] and Wiktor Ostrowski [pl], members of a Polish andinist expedition led by Konstanty Jodko-Narkiewicz.[3][4] The Polish party erected a cairn on the summit.[5]

In 1968, after several attempts by some of the strongest Argentine climbers, a Japanese group led by Saburo Yoshida accomplished the first ascension of the south side. In 1971 an Austrian expedition led by Fritz Moravec and Othmar Kucera, climbed the north side. In 1972, Italians Sergio Job Gino and Antonio Beorchia Nigris climbed the Mercedario through the normal route and discovered some Inca ruins just below the summit. In January 1975 an Italian expedition led by Antonio Mastellaro managed to climb the east side. In 1983 a small expedition from Gorizia was able to traverse the south-west ridge, which is considered the most difficult trail of the mountain, and one of the last mountaineering issues in the Andes. On January 27 Mauro Collini, Sergio Figel, Mario Tavagnutti and Rudi Vittori reached the top.[6]

## Photo gallery

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* The mountain seen from the Colorado Valley.

* This mountain is located in El Leoncito National Park.

* Vertical aerial photograph of glaciers on the southeast side of Cerro Mercedario.

## See also

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* List of Ultras of South America
* List of peaks by prominence

## References

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1. ^ The elevation given here is estimated from SRTM data, which shows that the frequently quoted elevation of 6,770m is too high.
2. ^ a b "Argentina and Chile North: Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. The prominence value given here of 3,333 m is based on a summit elevation of 6,700 m for this peak. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
3. ^ Mercedario on andesargentinos.com.ar Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine (In Spanish)
4. ^ Marek, Aneta (2016). "Andy jako rejon eksploracji górskiej Polaków do 1989 r." (PDF). Słupskie Prace Geograficzne (in Polish). 13: 83–104\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2023.
5. ^ Daszynski, S. W. (1934). "A Polish Expedition to the High Andes". The Geographical Journal. 84 (3): 215–223\. doi:10.2307/1785755. ISSN 0016-7398. JSTOR 1785755.
6. ^ AA.VV. - La Montagna - Grande Enciclopedia Illustrata - Vol. 6 - pagg. 119-120- Istituto Geografico De Agostini - Novara - 1984

## External links

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* Mercedario on SummitPost

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Tallest mountains of Argentina

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1: Aconcagua (6,962 m) – Mendoza
2: Ojos del Salado (6,893 m) – Catamarca
3: Monte Pissis (6,793 m) – La Rioja
4: Cerro Bonete (6,759 m) – La Rioja
5: Tres Cruces (6,748 m) – Catamarca
6: Llullaillaco (6,739 m) – Salta
7: Mercedario (6,710 m) – San Juan
8: Tipas (6,670 m) – Catamarca
9: Incahuasi (6,621 m) – Catamarca
10: Tupungato (6,570 m) – Mendoza

11: El Muerto (6,510 m) – Catamarca
12: Nacimiento (6,460 m) – Catamarca
13: Veladero (6,436 m) – La Rioja
14: El Cóndor (6,414 m) – Catamarca
15: Antofalla (6,409 m) – Catamarca
16: Ramada (6,384 m) – San Juan
17: Cachi (6,380 m) – Salta
18: Reclus (6,335 m) – La Rioja
19: La Majadita (6,280 m) – San Juan
20: Los Patos (6,239 m) – Catamarca

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