Monte San Valentín
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| Monte San Valentin | |
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| File:Lago Gral. Carrera 01.JPG San Valentin as seen from the shore of Lake General Carrera | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,058 m (13,314 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 3,696 m (12,126 ft)[1] Ranked 42nd |
| Listing | Ultra |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Patagonia, Chile |
| Parent range | Andes |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | major snow and ice climb |
Monte San Valentin, also known as Monte San Clemente, is the highest mountain in Chilean Patagonia[2] and the highest mountain south of 37°S outside Antarctica. It stands at the north end of the North Patagonian Icefield.
Monte San Valentin can be climbed from Lago Leones, to the south east, or from Laguna San Rafael, to the west. The ascent is long and is particularly subject to bad weather.
There is some confusion about the elevation. It was originally estimated at 3,876m by Nordenskjold in 1921 but later thought to be 4,058m. The latter is the most commonly quoted elevation and is quoted here. A French group that climbed the San Valentin in 1993 included two surveyors, who calculated an elevation of 4,080±20 m by using a GPS.[3] In 2001 a Chilean group measured 4,070±40 m, also using GPS.[4] SRTM and ASTER GDEM data also support an elevation in excess of 4,000 metres. However, Chilean IGM mapping gives only 3,910 metres. ChIGM maps are usually accurate and reliable,[citation needed] but the summit is uniformly white, which may have created problems for the cartographers.
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of mountains in the Andes
- Laguna San Rafael National Park
- Mount Hudson
- Cerro Castillo
- Cerro Arenales
- List of Ultras of South America
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c ""Argentina and Chile, Southern: Patagonia Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ Although Monte San Valentin is often referred to as the highest mountain in all of Patagonia, Argentine Patagonia also comprises Neuquén Province, which includes Domuyo (4,709m).
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References
[edit | edit source]- John Biggar, The Andes, A Guide for Climbers, Andes, 3rd edition, 2005, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
