Cerro Laguna Blanca

Laguna Blanca
Laguna Blanca is located in Argentina
Laguna Blanca
Laguna Blanca
Argentina
Highest point
Elevation6,012 m (19,724 ft)[1]
Prominence1,777 metres (5,830 ft)
Parent peakNevado de Cachi
Coordinates26°31′48″S 67°03′33″W / 26.53000°S 67.05917°W / -26.53000; -67.05917
Geography
Parent rangeArgentine Andes, Andes
Climbing
First ascent07/12/2006 - Jaime Suarez (España), María Aguiar, Elsa Abrego, Adriana Agüero, Víctor Eduardo Carrizo, Norberto Cruz, Víctor Nieto, Juan Carlos Planas, Carlos Rodríguez Lastra and Aldo Vergara (Argentina)[2][3]

Laguna Blanca is a peak in Argentina[4] with an elevation of 6,012 metres (19,724 ft) metres.[5] Laguna Blanca is the highest peak of Sierra de Laguna Blanca, a range within Puna de Atacama, a high plateau of the Andes.[5] It is within the protected area "Natural Provincial Reserve and Biosphere of Laguna Blanca". Cerro Laguna Blanca is located within the territory of the Argentinean province of Catamarca. Its slopes are within the administrative boundaries of two Argentine cities: Antofagasta de la Sierra and Villa Vil.[5]

  1. ^ "Laguna Blanca". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ^ Jaime Suarez. "Cerrosamericanos.blogspot.com.ar". Cerrosamericanos.blogspot.com.ar.
  3. ^ Guillermo Almaraz. "Personal Interview". Personal Interview: estilo andino.
  4. ^ Biggar, John (2020). The Andes a guide for climbers (5th ed.). Castle Douglas, Scotland. ISBN 978-0-9536087-7-5. OCLC 1260820889.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ a b c "Capas SIG | Instituto Geográfico Nacional". www.ign.gob.ar. Retrieved 2020-04-30.