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  2. Aconcagua - Wikipedia

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    Aconcagua (Spanish pronunciation: [akoŋˈkaɣwa]) is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera [4] of the Andes mountain range, in Mendoza Province, Argentina. It is the highest mountain in the Americas , the highest outside Asia , [ 5 ] and the highest in both the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere [ 1 ] with a summit elevation of ...

  3. List of mountains in Argentina - Wikipedia

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    The list also shows the height of each mountain. Mountains. Aconcagua (Mendoza) 6,962 m (22,841 ft) Nevado El Plomo 6,070 m (19,910 ft) Cerro Ameghino approx . 5,940 ...

  4. List of highest points of South American countries - Wikipedia

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    Rank Country or Region Highest point Elevation 1 Argentina Aconcagua [1]: 6,962 m (22,841 ft) 4 Bolivia Nevado Sajama [2]: 6,542 m (21,463 ft) 8 Brazil Pico da Neblina [3]

  5. Aconcagua, The Americas’ Highest Mountain - AOL

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  6. List of mountain peaks by prominence - Wikipedia

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    Height on the other hand simply means elevation of the summit above sea level. Regarding parents, the prominence parent of peak A can be found by dividing the island or region in question into territories, by tracing the runoff from the key col ( mountain pass ) of every peak that is more prominent than peak A.

  7. List of mountains in the Andes - Wikipedia

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    Mountains of the Andes; Elevation Name Range Coordinates Image Country 6,961: Aconcagua: Principal Cordillera: Argentina: 6,893: Ojos del Salado: Puna de Atacama

  8. Topographic prominence - Wikipedia

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    The parent peak may be either close or far from the subject peak. The summit of Mount Everest is the parent peak of Aconcagua in Argentina at a distance of 17,755 km (11,032 miles), as well as the parent of the South Summit of Mount Everest at a distance of 360 m (1200 feet). The key col may also be close to the subject peak or far from it.

  9. How Cougars Use Their Climbing Skills to Escape Danger - AOL

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    Taller trees (40 feet or more) aren’t usually their first choice, but cougars will climb them when trying to escape a threat. In the video above, the arborist was at least 30 feet up a tree when ...