Aconcagua: Highest mountain in both the Southern and the Western Hemispheres (6962 m)

Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Americas, and the highest outside Asia.

The altitude is 6,962 meters, or 22,841 feet. It is one of the Seven Summits.

Aconcagua
Aconcagua: Highest mountain in both the Southern and the Western Hemispheres (6962 m)
Aconcagua from the south
Highest point
Elevation6,960.8 m (22,837 ft)
Prominence6,960.8 m (22,837 ft)
Ranked 2nd
Isolation16,533.4 km (10,273.4 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingSeven Summits
Country high point
Ultra
Coordinates32°39′12.35″S 70°00′39.9″W / 32.6534306°S 70.011083°W / -32.6534306; -70.011083
Naming
PronunciationSpanish: [akoŋˈkaɣwa]
/ˌækəŋˈkɑːɡwə/ or /ˌɑːkəŋˈkɑːɡwə/
Geography
Aconcagua is located in Argentina
Aconcagua
Aconcagua
Argentina
LocationMendoza, Argentina
Parent rangeAndes
Climbing
First ascent1897 by
Matthias Zurbriggen (first recorded ascent)
Easiest routeScramble (North)

Mortality

Aconcagua: Highest mountain in both the Southern and the Western Hemispheres (6962 m) 
Matthias Zurbriggen reached the summit in 1897.

Aconcagua is considered to have the highest mortality rate in South America (approximately three deaths per year). This is due to the fact that it is possible to achieve the ascent with relative ease, people without the proper preparation present themselves to make the attempt. Climbers blanch at altitude sickness and extreme weather changes, with strong winds as a result of the mountain's proximity to the Pacific Ocean.

Since records began in 1926, more than one hundred people have died on Aconcagua. Between 2001 and 2012, of the 42,731 people who sought to reach the summit of Aconcagua, 33 died, which indicates a mortality rate of 0.77 per 1,000 individuals.

Location

It is the Andes, in the Argentine province of Mendoza. It is in Aconcagua Provincial Park.

References

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