Chearoco Explained

Chearoco
Map:Bolivia
Location:Bolivia, La Paz Department, Larecaja Province
Elevation M:6127
Parent Peak:Ancohuma
Prominence M:1055
Prominence Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Cordillera Real
Coordinates:-15.95°N -68.4156°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
First Ascent:06/25/1928 - Erwin Hein (Austria), Alfred Horeschowski, Hugo Hoertnagel, and Hans Pfann (Germany)[3] [4] [5]
Other Name:Chiaraco, Chiaroco
Map Size:200

Chearoco,[6] [7] [8] Chiaraco[9] or Chiaroco[10] [11] (all possibly from Aymara ch'iyara black, juqhu muddy place) is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It has a height of about 61270NaN0.[12] It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Guanay Municipality, southeast of the peak of Aman Pata.[10] [13] Chearoco lies between Qalsata in the northwest and Chachakumani in the southeast.[14]

The Aymara name of the mountain correlates with the names of the nearby area (Chiar Jokho) and the river Ch'iyar Juqhu (Chiar Jokho, Chiar Joko) which originates near the mountain.

First Ascent

Chearoko was first climbed by Erwin Hein (Austria), Alfred Horeschowski, Hugo Hoertnagel and Hans Pfann (Germany) 25 June 1928.[15] [16]

Elevation

Other data from available digital elevation models: ASTER 6078 metres[17] and TanDEM-X 6106 metres.[18] The height of the nearest key col is 5049 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 1055 meters.[19] Chearoko is considered a Mountain Massif according to the Dominance System [20] and its dominance is 17.28%. Its parent peak is Ancohuma and the Topographic isolation is 18.4 kilometers.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chearoko. Andes Specialists. en. 2020-04-12.
  2. kolossus-dewiki
  3. Book: Fantin. Le Ande. 100–102.
  4. Book: Ostrowski. Mas Alto que los Condores.
  5. Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate, Bolivia, RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
  6. Book: Biggar, John. The Andes: A Guide for Climbers and Skiers. 2020. Andes. 9780953608768. 162. en.
  7. Book: Murphy, Alan. Bolivia Handbook: The Travel Guide. 2000. Footprint Handbooks. 9781900949491. 56,155. en.
  8. Book: Brain, Yossi. Bolivia: A Climbing Guide. Thurman. Paula. 1998-12-31. The Mountaineers Books. 9780898864953. 104. en.
  9. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  10. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Amaguaya 5946-III (where the position of Ch'iyar Juqhu is possibly not labelled correctly)
  11. Book: Sarasúa, Vicente González. Bolivia. 2000. Laertes. 9788475844077. 18. es.
  12. The Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia (INE) lists it as the fifth-highest peak in Bolivia at 6240m (20,470feet), Web site: Geografía de Bolivia: Principales Montañas Mayores a 6,000 m.s.n.m.. Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia. es. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140211142647/http://www.ine.gob.bo/html/visualizadorHtml.aspx?ah=Aspectos_Geograficos.htm. 2014-02-11. ; but Peakery lists it as the ninth-highest with an elevation of 6104m (20,026feet). Web site: Nevado de Chiaraco. Peakery. 2014-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223030148/http://peakery.com/nevado-de-chiaraco/. 2014-02-23. dead. The elevation listed here is that of, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
  13. Web site: Guanay. . INE, Bolivia. September 28, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070427/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=020602&tipo=1. October 6, 2014. (unnamed, between Aman Pata and Silasani (Sialsani) and northwest of Patapatani)
  14. Web site: Catálogo GeoBolivia - GeoBolivia. 2020-04-30. geo.gob.bo.
  15. Book: Fantin. Le Ande. 100–102.
  16. Book: Ostrowski. Mas Alto que los Condores.
  17. Web site: ASTER GDEM Project. 2020-04-14. ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp.
  18. Web site: TanDEM-X. TerraSAR-X. Copernicus Space Component Data Access. 12 April 2020. 12 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200412222329/https://spacedata.copernicus.eu/web/cscda/missions/tandem-x. dead.
  19. Web site: Chearoko. 2020-04-12. Andes Specialists. en.
  20. Web site: Dominance - Page 2. 2020-04-12. www.8000ers.com.

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