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El Ermitaño
El Ermitaño as seen at sunrise from a camp above Laguna Verde
Highest point
Elevation 6,146 m (20,164 ft)
Prominence 1,344 m (4,409 ft)
Parent peak Cerro El Condor
Geography
El Ermitaño is located in Chile
El Ermitaño
El Ermitaño
Location in Chile
Parent range Chilean Andes, Andes
Climbing
First ascent 11/21/1967 - Sergio Kunsmann, Pedro Rosende, Etienne Vian (Chile) Heinz Koch (Germany)

El Ermitaño is a peak in Chile with an elevation of 6,146 metres (20,164 ft) metres 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) Along with Cerro Peña Blanca, lies on the southern rim of the Wheelwright Caldera.

First Ascent

El Ermitaño was first climbed by Sergio Kunsmann, Pedro Rosende and Etienne Vian (Chile) Heinz Koch (Germany) in 11/21/1967.

Elevation

It has an official height of 6146 meters. Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6134 metres, ASTER 6113 metres and TanDEM-X 6175 metres. The height of the nearest key col is 4802 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 1344 meters. El Ermitaño is considered a Mountain Subrange according to the Dominance System and its dominance is 21.87%. Its parent peak is Cerro El Condor and the Topographic isolation is 29.2 kilometers.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Volcán El Ermitaño para niños

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