El Ermitaño
Mountain in Chile
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El Ermitaño is a peak in Chile[4] with an elevation of 6,146 metres (20,164 ft) metres[5] located at Puna de Atacama. It is on the border of the Chilean provinces of Chañaral and Copiapó (Communes of Diego de Almagro and Copiapó[5]) Along with Cerro Peña Blanca, lies on the southern rim of the Wheelwright Caldera.
| El Ermitaño | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,146 m (20,164 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,344[1] m (4,409 ft) |
| Parent peak | Cerro El Condor |
| Coordinates | 26°47′02.03″S 068°36′02.52″W |
| Geography | |
  El Ermitaño Chile | |
| Parent range | Chilean Andes, Andes |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 11/21/1967 - Sergio Kunsmann, Pedro Rosende, Etienne Vian (Chile) Heinz Koch (Germany)[2][3] |
First Ascent
Elevation
It has an official height of 6146 meters.[6] Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6134 metres,[7] ASTER 6113 metres[8] and TanDEM-X 6175 metres.[9] The height of the nearest key col is 4802 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 1344 meters.[10] El Ermitaño is considered a Mountain Subrange according to the Dominance System [11] and its dominance is 21.87%. Its parent peak is Cerro El Condor and the Topographic isolation is 29.2 kilometers.[10]
