Nevado Juncal facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Juncal
Highest point
Elevation	5,953 m (19,531 ft)
Prominence	833 metres (2,733 ft)
Parent peak	Nevado del Plomo
Geography
Juncal Location in Argentina
Countries	Argentina and Chile
Parent range	Central Andes, Andes
Climbing
First ascent	17/1/1911 - Federico Reichert (Germany), Robert Helbling (Switzerland) and Damasio Beíza (Chile).

Nevado Juncal is a tall mountain found right on the border between Argentina and Chile. It stands at the very top of the Aconcagua Valley.

This impressive peak is about 5,953 metres (19,531 ft) high. It's located in an area called La Yesera, which is part of the Los Andes Department in the Valparaíso Region of Chile. It's also part of the Central Andes mountain range. Nevado Juncal is home to several large ice formations called glaciers, including the Juncal Norte and Juncal Sur glaciers.

How Tall is Juncal Mountain?

The official height for Nevado Juncal is 5965 meters. Scientists use special maps and information from satellites to measure mountains. These are called Digital elevation models. Different models, like SRTM2, ASTER, and TanDEM-X, have slightly different measurements for Juncal. However, they all agree that the mountain is around 5953 meters (or about 19,531 feet) above sea level.

Understanding Mountain Height

When we talk about a mountain's height, we sometimes look at its prominence. This means how much a mountain sticks up from the land around it. For Juncal, its prominence is 833 meters. This number tells us how much higher Juncal is compared to the lowest point connecting it to a taller mountain.

Juncal's parent peak is Nevado del Plomo. This means Nevado del Plomo is the closest mountain that is taller than Juncal. The distance between Juncal and its parent peak is called topographic isolation, which is about 6.6 kilometers for Juncal. A researcher named Suzanne Imber found this information in 2014.

See also

In Spanish: Cerro Juncal para niños