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{{Short description|Mountain in the Andes}}
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'''Polleras''' is a mountain subrange at the border of [[Argentina]] and [[Chile]] with an elevation of {{convert|5993|m|ft|0}} metres.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> Polleras is within the following mountain ranges: [[Argentine Andes]], [[Chilean Andes]], [[Andes Centrales]]. Its territory is within the Argentinean protection area of Tupungato Volcano Provincial Park. It is on the border of 2 provinces: Argentinean province of [[Mendoza]]; Chilean province of [[Cordillera]]. Its slopes are within 2 cities: Argentinean city of Luján de Cuyo; Chilean city of San José de Maipo.
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| map_caption = Argentina / Chile
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| first_ascent = Feb 5th 1908 - Friedrich Reichert (Germany)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Federico Reichert|title=La Exploración de la Alta Cordillera |publisher=|year=1929|isbn=|location=|pages=330–332}}</ref>
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'''Cerro Polleras''' is a mountain in the [[Andes]] at the border of [[Argentina]] and [[Chile]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Biggar|first=John |title=The Andes: a guide for climbers|date=2015|isbn=978-0-9536087-4-4|edition=4th |location=Castle Douglas, Scotland|oclc=917526266}}</ref> with an elevation of {{convert|5993|m|ft|0}} metres.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=rbenavente|title=Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional {{!}} SIIT {{!}} Mapas vectoriales|url=https://www.bcn.cl/siit/mapas_vectoriales/index_html|access-date=2021-08-10|website=bcn.cl|language=en}}</ref> Polleras is within the [[Principal Cordillera]] of the Andes. Its territory is within the Argentine protected area of [[Tupungato Volcano Provincial Park]]. It is on the border of two provinces: Argentinean province of [[Mendoza Province|Mendoza]] and Chilean province of [[Cordillera Province, Chile|Cordillera]]. Its slopes are within the territory of two cities: Argentinean city of [[Luján de Cuyo]]<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> and Chilean commune of [[San José de Maipo]].<ref name=":0" />
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== First Ascent ==


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== First Ascent ==
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Polleras was first climbed by Friedrich Reichert (Germany) in Feb 05th 1908.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Federico Reichert|first=|title=La Exploración de la Alta Cordillera|publisher=|year=1929|isbn=|location=|pages=330 - 332}}</ref>


Polleras was first climbed by Friedrich Reichert (Germany) in February 05th 1908.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Federico Reichert|title=La Exploración de la Alta Cordillera|publisher=|year=1929|isbn=|location=|pages=330–332}}</ref>
== Elevation ==
== Elevation ==
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It has an official height of 5993 meters.<ref>{{cite web|date=14 April 2020|title=IGN Argentina|url=https://www.ign.gob.ar/|website=IGN Argentina|accessdate=14 April 2020}}</ref> Other data from available [[digital elevation models]]: [[SRTM]] yields 5868 metres,<ref>{{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}}</ref> [[ASTER (sensor)|ASTER]] 5975 metres,<ref>{{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}}</ref> [[ALOS]] 5975 metres.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The height of the nearest [[key col]] is 4557 [[meters]], leading to a [[topographic prominence]] of 1436 [[meters]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Polleras|url=http://www.andes-specialists.com/polleras-5993|access-date=2020-04-12|website=Andes Specialists|language=en}}</ref> Polleras is considered a Mountain Subrange according to the ''Dominance System'' <ref>{{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}}</ref> and its dominance is 23.96%. Its [[parent peak]] is [[Nevado del Plomo]] and the [[Topographic isolation]] is 21 [[kilometers]]. <ref name=":2" />

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It has an official height of 5543 meters<ref>{{cite web|date=14 April 2020|title=IGN Argentina|url=https://www.ign.gob.ar/|website=IGN Argentina|accessdate=14 April 2020}}</ref>. Based on the [[elevation]] provided by the available [[Digital elevation models]], [[SRTM]] (5868m<ref>{{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}}</ref>), [[ASTER]] (5975m<ref>{{Cite web|title=ASTER GDEM Project|url=https://ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp/ersdac/GDEM/E/|access-date=2020-04-14|website=ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp}}</ref>), [[ALOS]] (5975m<ref>{{Cite web|title=ALOS GDEM Project|url=https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/en/aw3d30/index.htm|access-date=2020-04-14|website=https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp}}</ref>), [[TanDEM-X]](5760m<ref>{{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}}</ref>), Polleras is about 5993 meters above sea level.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Andean Mountains - All above 5000m|url=http://www.andes-specialists.com/andean-mountains-5000/|access-date=2020-04-12|website=Andes Specialists|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Polleras|url=http://www.andes-specialists.com/polleras-5993|access-date=2020-04-12|website=Andes Specialists|language=en}}</ref>

The height of the nearest [[key col]] is 4557 [[meters]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Andean Mountains - All above 5000m|url=http://www.andes-specialists.com/andean-mountains-5000/|access-date=2020-04-12|website=Andes Specialists|language=en}}</ref> so its [[prominence]] is 1436 [[meters]]. Polleras is listed as mountain subrange, based on the Dominance system <ref>{{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}}</ref> and its dominance is 23.96%. Its [[parent peak]] is [[Nevado del Plomo]] and the [[Topographic isolation]] is 21 [[kilometers]]. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Polleras|url=http://www.andes-specialists.com/polleras-5993|access-date=2020-04-12|website=Andes Specialists|language=en}}</ref> This information was obtained during a research by [[Suzanne Imber]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|last=ap507|title=Academic and adventurer describes the incredible task of climbing and cataloguing one of the most remote regions of the South American Andes mountains — University of Leicester|url=https://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/press/press-releases/2016/october/academic-and-adventurer-describes-the-incredible-task-of-climbing-and-cataloguing-one-of-the-most-remote-regions-of-the-south-american-andes-mountains|access-date=2020-04-12|website=www2.le.ac.uk|language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Polleras
Polleras is located in Argentina
Polleras
Polleras
Argentina / Chile
Highest point
Elevation5,993 m (19,662 ft)[1]
Prominence1,436 metres (4,711 ft)
Parent peakNevado del Plomo
Coordinates33°14′45.60″S 069°55′04.80″W / 33.2460000°S 69.9180000°W / -33.2460000; -69.9180000
Geography
Parent rangeArgentine Andes, Andes
Climbing
First ascentFeb 5th 1908 - Friedrich Reichert (Germany)[2]

Cerro Polleras is a mountain in the Andes at the border of Argentina and Chile[3] with an elevation of 5,993 metres (19,662 ft) metres.[4] Polleras is within the Principal Cordillera of the Andes. Its territory is within the Argentine protected area of Tupungato Volcano Provincial Park. It is on the border of two provinces: Argentinean province of Mendoza and Chilean province of Cordillera. Its slopes are within the territory of two cities: Argentinean city of Luján de Cuyo[5] and Chilean commune of San José de Maipo.[5]

First Ascent

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Polleras was first climbed by Friedrich Reichert (Germany) in February 05th 1908.[6]

Elevation

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It has an official height of 5993 meters.[7] Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 5868 metres,[8] ASTER 5975 metres,[9] ALOS 5975 metres.[10] The height of the nearest key col is 4557 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 1436 meters.[11] Polleras is considered a Mountain Subrange according to the Dominance System [12] and its dominance is 23.96%. Its parent peak is Nevado del Plomo and the Topographic isolation is 21 kilometers. [11]

References

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  1. ^ "Polleras". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ^ Federico Reichert (1929). La Exploración de la Alta Cordillera. pp. 330–332.
  3. ^ Biggar, John (2015). The Andes: a guide for climbers (4th ed.). Castle Douglas, Scotland. ISBN 978-0-9536087-4-4. OCLC 917526266.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ rbenavente. "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | SIIT | Mapas vectoriales". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  5. ^ a b "Capas SIG | Instituto Geográfico Nacional". www.ign.gob.ar. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  6. ^ Federico Reichert (1929). La Exploración de la Alta Cordillera. pp. 330–332.
  7. ^ "IGN Argentina". IGN Argentina. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  8. ^ USGS, EROS Archive. "USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. ^ "ASTER GDEM Project". ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  10. ^ "ALOS GDEM Project". ALOS EORC Jax Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  11. ^ a b "Polleras". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  12. ^ "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
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