Aconcagua

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Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Americas and the tallest peak outside of Asia, located in the Andes of western Argentina.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Aconcagua summit 2
Mount Aconcagua 2
Aconcagua (mountain) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
stratovolcano remnant
climbingSeason austral summer
country Argentina
easiestRoute trek via Normal Route
elevation 22837 ft
6960.8 m
firstAscent 1897
firstAscentBy Matthias Zurbriggen
Matthias Zurbriggen
surface form: Swiss climber Matthias Zurbriggen
hasBaseCamp Plaza Argentina
Plaza de Mulas
hasClimbingRoute Normal Route
Polish Glacier Route
Polish Glacier Route
surface form: Polish Traverse Route

South Face routes
hasGlacier English Glacier
Polish Glacier
Polish Glacier
surface form: Upper Horcones Glacier
hasListing Seven Summits
Ultra-prominent peak
hasParentPeak none (topographically independent)
isHighestPointOf Andes
Argentina
South America
Southern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
isHighestPointOutside Asia
isPartOf Seven Summits
isPopularFor high-altitude mountaineering
trekking
latitude 32.653° S
locatedIn Andes
Argentina
Mendoza Province
locatedInProtectedArea Aconcagua Provincial Park
locatedOnContinent South America
longitude 70.011° W
nearestMajorCity Mendoza Province
surface form: Mendoza
partOf Andes
surface form: Principal Cordillera of the Andes
prominence 22837 ft
6960.8 m
range Andes
Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
surface form: Principal Cordillera
topographicIsolation 16052 km
typicalClimbingMonths December
February
January
volcanicOrigin yes

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Matthias Zurbriggen climbed Aconcagua
this entity surface form: Mount Aconcagua
Mendoza Province contains Aconcagua
English Glacier drainsFrom Aconcagua
this entity surface form: Mount Aconcagua
Americas hasHighestPoint Aconcagua
Seven Summits hasPart Aconcagua
Andes highestPeak Aconcagua
Argentina highestPoint Aconcagua
Mendoza Province highestPoint Aconcagua
English Glacier locatedIn Aconcagua
Plaza de Mulas locatedIn Aconcagua
Plaza Argentina locatedOn Aconcagua
Polish Glacier locatedOn Aconcagua
Polish Glacier Route locatedOn Aconcagua
English Glacier mountain Aconcagua
Plaza de Mulas mountain Aconcagua
Aconcagua River namedAfter Aconcagua
this entity surface form: Aconcagua (mountain)
Ojos del Salado parentPeak Aconcagua
Polish Glacier summitReachedVia Aconcagua
this entity surface form: Aconcagua summit
Polish Glacier Route summits Aconcagua
this entity surface form: Aconcagua summit