Aconcagua

What it is

Mountain

Height above sea level

6,962 m (22,841 ft)

Prominence

6,962 m (22,841 ft)

Isolation

16,533 km to higher ground

Range

Principal Cordillera

Parent peak

Terich Mir

Country

Argentina

Highest point of

South America, Argentina, Andes, and Principal Cordillera

Coordinates

32.653°S 70.012°W

Source

Wikidata, CC0

Highest mountain in the Americas

Aconcagua is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes range, located in Mendoza Province, Argentina. With a summit elevation of 6,967.15 metres, it is the highest mountain outside Asia. It is the second-most topographically prominent peak in the world and one of the Seven Summits, the highest mountains on each of the seven continents.

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1. Cerro Ameghino5,930 m · 4.5 km awayOn the map
2. Nevado Juncal5,953 m · 44 km awayOn the map
3. Nevado del Plomo6,070 m · 50 km awayOn the map
4. Cerro TolosaMountain · 13 km awayOn the map
5. Cerro CaracolesHill · 19 km awayOn the map
6. Cerro Yeguas Heladas4,771 m · 35 km awayOn the map
7. Cerro Cola de Mono4,835 m · 35 km awayOn the map
8. Cerro Alto Los LeonesMountain · 41 km awayOn the map
9. Alto de Los LeonesMountain · 41 km awayOn the map
10. Cerro RisopatrónMountain · 54 km awayOn the map

The nearest higher peak its prominence is measured to.

1. Terich Mir7,708 mOn the map

1. Aconcagua6,962 mOn the map
2. Ojos del Salado6,893 mOn the map
3. Monte Pissis6,795 mOn the map
4. Mercedario6,770 mOn the map
5. Cerro Bonete6,759 mOn the map
6. Nevado Tres Cruces6,749 mOn the map
7. Llullaillaco6,723 mOn the map
8. Tipas6,658 mOn the map
9. Incahuasi6,621 mOn the map
10. Tupungato Volcano6,570 mOn the map

Every mountain in Argentina

• San Esteban56 km away
• Los Andes58 km away
• Putaendo66 km away
• San Felipe68 km away