Nevado Queva Explained

Nevado Queva
Other Name:Quewa or Quevar
Elevation M:6140
Elevation Ref:[1]
Parent Peak:Nevado de Cachi
Prominence M:1644
Prominence Ref:[2]
Listing:Ultra
Location:Salta, Argentina
Range:Andes
Map:Argentina
Map Size:220
Label Position:24º18'27"S 066º44'00"W
Coordinates:-24.3075°N -66.7333°W
First Ascent:pre-Columbian

Nevado Queva or Quewar is a volcano in the Andes mountain range of South America, located in the Salta Province of Argentina. Queva has a summit elevation of 6140m (20,140feet) above sea level.[1] Its name is alternately spelled Quehuar. There are extensive pre-Columbian ruins on the summit of the mountain, which is a broad crater.[3] [4]

It stands as the tallest peak in Nevados de los Pastos Grandes and falls within the Argentinean Provincial Fauna Reserve Los Andes. It is located within the territory of the Argentinean province of Salta. Its slopes are within the administrative boundaries of the Argentinean city of San Antonio de los Cobres.[5]

First Ascent

Quewar was climbed by the Incas as evidenced by a platform measuring 80 square metres at the summit; this platform was first documented in the modern era in 1974 by Antonio Beorchia Nigris.[6] The first recorded modern ascent was by Julio Oscar Ramirez (Argentina) on 22 May 1954.[7]

Elevation

Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6136 metres,[8] ASTER 6105 metres[9] and TanDEM-X 6177 metres.[10] The height of the nearest key col is 4506 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 1644 meters.[11] Quewar is considered a Mountain Range according to the Dominance System [12] and its dominance is 26.73%. Its parent peak is Nevado de Cachi and the Topographic isolation is 77.4 kilometers.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/andes1.html "Argentina and Chile North: Ultra-Prominences"
  2. Web site: Quewar / Quewa / Quevar. Andes Specialists. en. 2020-04-12.
  3. Web site: Nevado Queva. Andes Website . 2020-06-22.
  4. Web site: 2016-02-22. A ruína inca no cume do Nevado Quewar. 2021-08-17. AltaMontanha. pt-BR.
  5. Web site: Capas SIG Instituto Geográfico Nacional. 2020-04-30. www.ign.gob.ar.
  6. Web site: Biografía de Antonio Pedro Beorchia Nigris. 2021-08-17. Centro Cultural Argentino de Montaña.
  7. Book: Milenco Jurcich. Arqueologia de las Cumbres. 28–29.
  8. Web site: USGS. EROS Archive. USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps. 12 April 2020.
  9. Web site: ASTER GDEM Project. 2020-04-14. ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp.
  10. Web site: TanDEM-X. TerraSAR-X. Copernicus Space Component Data Access. 12 April 2020.
  11. Web site: Quewar / Quewa / Quevar. 2020-04-12. Andes Specialists. en.
  12. Web site: Dominance - Page 2. 2020-04-12. www.8000ers.com.