Horcones Valley

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Horcones Valley is a glacial valley in the Argentine Andes that serves as the main trekking and mountaineering approach route to Mount Aconcagua.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Horcones Valley canonical 5
Calingasta Valley 1

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Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial valley
valley
accessedViaRoad Argentina National Route 7
surface form: Ruta Nacional 7 (Argentina)
approachRouteFor Horcones
surface form: Horcones Normal Route

Normal Route on Aconcagua
surface form: Normal Route of Aconcagua
climate cold semi-arid high-altitude climate
containsCamp Confluencia
Plaza de Mulas
drainageBy Horcones River
geologicalOrigin glacial erosion
hasNearbyCity Mendoza
hasNearbyTown Puente del Inca
hasNotableFeature Horcones Lagoon
views of the south and west faces of Aconcagua
hasProtectedStatus within Aconcagua Provincial Park
hasTrailheadAt Aconcagua Provincial Park
surface form: Horcones entrance of Aconcagua Provincial Park
languageOfToponym Spanish
locatedIn Andes
surface form: Argentine Andes
locatedInCountry Argentina
locatedInProvince Mendoza Province
mainAccessRouteTo Aconcagua
surface form: Mount Aconcagua
partOf Aconcagua Provincial Park
popularWith Aconcagua climbers
high-altitude trekkers
region Andes
surface form: Central Andes
terrainType high mountain
usedFor mountaineering
trekking

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aconcagua Provincial Park accessPoint Horcones Valley
Plaza de Mulas trailhead Horcones Valley
San Juan hasSubregion Horcones Valley
subject surface form: San Juan (Argentina)
this entity surface form: Calingasta Valley
Normal Route on Aconcagua startingPoint Horcones Valley
Mule Square accessTrailhead Horcones Valley
Horcones Glacier near Horcones Valley