Cerro El Plomo

Cerro El Plomo
Cerro El Plomo
	The glaciated south-west face, visible from Santiago, with Cerro Leonera to the left
Highest point
Elevation	5,424 m (17,795 ft)
Coordinates	33°13′58″S 70°12′44″W / 33.23278°S 70.21222°W
Geography
	Cerro El Plomo Chile
Parent range	Andes

Cerro El Plomo is a

Santiago, Chile. With an elevation of 5,434 m (17,783 ft), it is the largest peak visible from Santiago on clear days. The adequate season to climb this mountain is between November and March. In spring (September to November), soil conditions have abundant snow on the approach. The best time is in January and March, where the approach is snow free, except for some specific areas, and the climate is more stable. The Incas climbed to its summit periodically in the 15th century. The first European ascent of the mountain was by Gustav Brandt and Rudolph Lucke in 1896.^[1]

During a flight from

Santiago, Chile, to Mendoza, Argentina, on 16 July 1932, the Pan American-Grace Airways (Panagra) Ford Trimotor San José crashed on Cerro El Plomo during a severe snowstorm, killing all nine people on board. Buried in ice and snow, its wreckage remained undiscovered until March 1934.^[2]

Mummy

The mountain was used as a ceremonial site by the

Museo Nacional de Historia Natural in Santiago, Chile.^[5]

Gallery

Normal route from the Piedra Numerada base camp.
Cerro El Plomo from Apoquindo Ave., partially occluded by Cerro Leonera.

References

^ "Report about the first modern ascent, with a picture of Brandt". Archived from the original on 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
^ Aviation safety Network: Accident Description
^ "Cerro El Plomo high shrine". Entry on the UNESCO Tentative List. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
^ Clark, Liesl (November 24, 1998). "Ice Mummies of the Inca". Retrieved November 19, 2014.
^ "Bioantropológicas". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-11-11.

External links

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[1] "Report about the first modern ascent, with a picture of Brandt". Archived from the original on 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2010-03-21.

[2] Aviation safety Network: Accident Description

[unesco-3] "Cerro El Plomo high shrine". Entry on the UNESCO Tentative List. Retrieved 2008-07-26.

[4] Clark, Liesl (November 24, 1998). "Ice Mummies of the Inca". Retrieved November 19, 2014.

[5] "Bioantropológicas". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-11-11.

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Central Volcanic Zone (14°–27° S)	Quimsachata Auquihuato Firura Sara Sara Solimana Coropuna Hualca Hualca Sabancaya Huambo volcanic field Ampato Andagua volcanic field Chachani Misti Ubinas Pichu Pichu Huaynaputina Ticsani Tutupaca Yucamane Purupuruni Casiri Tacora Taapaca Parinacota Lauca Guallatiri Tata Sabaya Isluga Irruputuncu Olca-Paruma Aucanquilcha‎ Azufre Zapaleri Sairecabur Licancabur Purico complex Pacana Aguas Calientes Lascar Chiliques Aracar Socompa Llullaillaco Lastarria Lazufre Cordón del Azufre Galán Peinado San Francisco Cueros de Purulla Incahuasi Ojos del Salado
Southern Volcanic Zone (33°–46° S)	Tupungato Tupungatito Maipo Calabozos Descabezado Grande Cerro Azul Nevado de Longaví Nevados de Chillán Antuco Copahue Callaqui Lonquimay Llaima Sollipulli Villarrica Quetrupillán Lanín Mocho-Choshuenco Carrán-Los Venados Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Casablanca Osorno Calbuco Hornopirén Huequi Michinmahuida Chaitén Corcovado Mentolat Cay Macá Mate Grande Hudson
Austral Volcanic Zone (49°–55° S)	Lautaro Viedma Aguilera Reclus Burney Fueguino
Note: volcanoes are ordered by latitude from north to south