| Nevado del Plomo | |
| Elevation M: | 6070 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Parent Peak: | Tupungato |
| Prominence M: | 1500 |
| Prominence Ref: | [2] |
| Range: | Principal Cordillera, Andes |
| Listing: | Ultra |
| Location: | Chile / Argentina |
| Map: | Argentina |
| Relief: | 1 |
| Map Size: | 230 |
| Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | -33.1033°N -70.0658°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| First Ascent: | 20/01/1910 by Frederick Reichert, Friedrich Bade, Robert Helbling (Germany)[4] [5] |
Nevado del Plomo, also spelled as Nevado El Plomo, is a mountain on the border between Argentina and Chile. Juncal Sur Glacier,[6] which feeds the Olivares River, descends the west side of the mountain. Nevado del Plomo is part of the Central Andes and has an elevation of 6070m (19,920feet) metres.[7] The Argentine portion is within the protection area of Tupungato Volcano Provincial Park. It is on the border of two provinces: Argentinean province of Mendoza and Chilean province of Cordillera. Its slopes are within the administrative boundaries of two cities: Argentinean city of Luján de Cuyo and Chilean commune of San José de Maipo.[8]
Nevado del Plomo was first climbed by Friedrich Reichert, Friedrich Bade, Robert Helbling (Germany) in 01/20/1910.[9]
It has an official height of 6070 meters.[10] Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM 6062 metres,[11] ASTER 6037 metres,[12] TanDEM-X 5303 metres.[13] The height of the nearest key col is 4833 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 1500 meters.[2] Nevado del Plomo is considered a Mountain Subrange according to the Dominance System [14] and its dominance is 20.38%. Its parent peak is Tupungato and the Topographic isolation is 39.5 kilometers.[15]