Cerro El Toro is a mountain in the

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located on the border between

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and

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. It has an elevation of 6,168 m above sea level. Its territory is within the Argentinean protection areas of Provincial Reserve San Guillermo. The Argentinean side is at

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province, commune of Iglesia. Chilean side is at the

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province, and commune of

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First Ascents

Toro was first climbed by Incas in unknown dates. A mummy was found on the Argentine slopes in 1964. The first recorded post colonization ascent was by Antonio Beorchia Nigris (Italy), Jorge Enrique Varas and Sergio Fernandez (Argentina) in 02/26/1964.

Elevation

It has an official height of 6160 meters. Other data from available

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yields 6148 metres,

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6122 metres and

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6184 metres. The height of the nearest

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is 4326

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, leading to a

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of 1842

. Toro is considered a Mountain Range according to the ''Dominance System'' and its dominance is 29.86%. Its

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and the

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is 143.4

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External links

Elevation information about Toro

Weather Forecast at Toro

"Cerro del Toro, Argentina/Chile" on Peakbagger

References

El Toro, Cerro Argentina–Chile border Six-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of Atacama Region Mountains of San Juan Province, Argentina {{chile-mountain-stub

First Ascents

Elevation

See also

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