Pico Polaco is a mountain located in Argentina with a height of . It is located at Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, at the

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Location

It is located at Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, at the

. The name was given to the peak following the

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, after the Polish climbers (who were the first explorers) in honor of their achievements within the

. The Polish expedition referred to the mountain as ''Innominata'' ("Unnamed").

Elevation

It has an official height of 5965 meters Based on the

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provided by the available Digital elevation models,

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(5936m), SRTM2 (5920m), ASTER (5913m),

filled with ASTER (5920m),

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(5827m), Pico Polaco is about 5950 meters above sea level. The height of the nearest

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is 5455

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, so its

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is 495

. Pico Polaco is listed as mountain, based on the Dominance system and its dominance is 8.32%. Its

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is La Mesa and the

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is 4

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. This information was obtained during a research by Suzanne Imber in 2014.

First ascent

The first attempt to climb the mountain was by a Polish expedition in 1934, abandoned due to bad weather and one of the team members' foot injury.S. W. Daszynski, "A Polish Expedition to the High Andes", in ''The Geographical Journal'', vol. 84, no. 3 (September 1934), pp. 215-223 (https://polona.pl/item/1761618/1/) The first successful ascent was done in 1958 by Argentine climbers A. Beorchia and E. Yacante.

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External links

Elevation information about Pico PolacoWeather Forecast at Pico Polaco

Location

Elevation

First ascent

Notes

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