Majadita

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Elevation6,280 m (20,600 ft)[1]
Prominence2,113 m (6,932 ft)[1]
Coordinates30°25′12″S 69°46′51″W / 30.42000°S 69.78083°W / -30.42000; -69.78083[1]
Majadita
Cumbre de la Majadita from the west.
Highest point
Elevation6,280 m (20,600 ft)[1]
Prominence2,113 m (6,932 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates30°25′12″S 69°46′51″W / 30.42000°S 69.78083°W / -30.42000; -69.78083[1]
Geography
Majadita is located in Argentina
Majadita
Majadita
Argentina
LocationArgentina
Parent rangeAndes
Climbing
First ascentJohn Biggar on December 4, 1996
Easiest routeNorth slopes

Cumbre de la Majadita is a mountain peak in the province of San Juan in Argentina near the town of Rodeo. It was one of the last 6000m+ peaks in the Andes to be climbed,[2] the first recorded ascent being in December 1996.

The peak has some large but easy angled glaciers on its flanks.

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