Cerro Colorados

Not to be confused with Cerro Colorado (disambiguation).

Colorados
Colorados is the long chain mountain on the left in the distance. Seen from near Ojos del Salado
Highest point
Elevation	6,080 m (19,950 ft)
Prominence	1,295[1] m (4,249 ft)
Parent peak	Vallecitos
Coordinates	26°10′43″S 68°22′51″W
Geography
Colorados Argentina / Chile
Parent range	Puna de Atacama, Andes
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano[2]
Climbing
First ascent	10/19/1999 - Henri Barret (France), Walter Sinay, Catalino Soriano (Argentina)[3][4]

Cerro Colorados is a mountain in the Andes, at the border of Argentina and Chile.^[5] It has a height of 6,080 metres (19,950 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.^[6] 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).^[7][8]

First Ascent

Colorados was first climbed by Henri Barret (France), Walter Sinay and Catalino Soriano (Argentina) October 19, 1999.^[3][4]

Elevation

Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6054 metres,^[9] ASTER 6035 metres^[10] and TanDEM-X 6094 metres.^[11] The height of the nearest key col is 4785 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 1295 meters.^[12] Colorados is considered a Mountain Subrange according to the Dominance System ^[13] and its dominance is 21.3%. Its parent peak is Vallecitos and the Topographic isolation is 7.3 kilometers.^[12]

See also

• List of mountains in the Andes

References

1. "Colorados". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
2. "Cerro Colorado". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
3. "AAJ (American Alpine Journal)". AAJ (American Alpine Journal): 277. 2005.
4. Guillermo Almaraz. "Personal Interview". Personal Interview: estilo andino.
5. Biggar, John (2020). The Andes a guide for climbers (5th ed.). Castle Douglas, Scotland. ISBN 978-0-9536087-7-5. OCLC 1260820889.
6. Biggar, John (2020). The Andes - A Guide for Climbers and Skiers (5th ed.). Andes. p. 330. ISBN 978-0-9536087-6-8.
7. "Capas SIG | Instituto Geográfico Nacional". www.ign.gob.ar. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
8. rbenavente. "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | SIIT | Mapas vectoriales". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
9. USGS, EROS Archive. "USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
10. "ASTER GDEM Project". ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
11. TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X. "Copernicus Space Component Data Access". Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
12. "Colorados". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
13. "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.