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Record SL-762853 · Wikidata Q422807

Walther Penck

Tipas or Cazadero Grande
No list classifications
Elevation
6,658 m
21,844 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
27.1959° S, 68.5610° W
Grid ref
Walther Penck
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Description

Wikipedia

Cerro Walther Penck (also known as Cerro Cazadero or Cerro Tipas) is a massive complex volcano in the Andes, located in northwestern Argentina, Catamarca Province, Tinogasta Department, at the Puna de Atacama. It is just southwest of Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano in the world. Walther Penck itself is perhaps the third highest active volcano in the world.

First ascent

Date
1970
14/12/ - Sergio Kunstmann, Pedro Rosende and Takaya Takeshita
Source · wikipedia

Best months

Rows beneath each bar: mean temperature, monthly precipitation. Highest-scoring month in red.

Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Cerro del Nacimiento 6,436 m N 12° 0.0 km
WP 3 6,460 m SW 221° 2.0 km
WP 2 6,375 m S 186° 2.1 km
Ata volcano 6,501 m NW 316° 2.2 km
Olmedo 6,240 m E 110° 3.7 km
WP4 6,250 m S 201° 4.8 km