Cerro El Toro
Mountain in Argentina
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Cerro El Toro is a mountain in the Andes located on the border between Argentina and Chile. It has an elevation of 6,168 metres (20,236 ft) above sea level.[5] Its territory is within the Argentinean protection areas of Provincial Reserve San Guillermo. The Argentinean side is at San Juan province, commune of Iglesia.[6] Chilean side is at the Huasco province, and commune of Alto del Carmen.[7]
| Cerro El Toro | |
|---|---|
  Cerro El Toro Located on Argentina/Chile border | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,168 m (20,236 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,842 m (6,043 ft)[2][3] |
| Parent peak | Majadita |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 29°07′48″S 69°47′12″W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Argentina – Chile |
| Parent range | Andes |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Incan ascent and first modern ascent 26 February 1964 — Antonio Beorchia Nigris (Italy), Jorge Enrique Varas and Sergio Fernandez (Argentina)[4] |
First ascents
Elevation
Its official height is 6,160 m (20,210 ft).[10] Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6,148 m (20,171 ft),[11] ASTER 6,122 m (20,085 ft)[12] and TanDEM-X 6,184 m (20,289 ft).[13] The height of the nearest key col is 4,326 m (14,193 ft), leading to a topographic prominence of 1,842 m (6,043 ft).[14] Toro is considered a Mountain Range according to the Dominance System,[15] with a dominance of 29.86%. Its parent peak is Majadita and the Topographic isolation is 143.4 km (89.1 mi).[14]
