| Volcan del Viento | |
| Range: | Argentinean Andes, Andes, Andean Volcaninc Belt |
| Parent Peak: | Ojos del Salado |
| Elevation M: | 6028 |
| Other Name: | Gendarme Argentino 2 |
| Prominence: | 452m (1,483feet)[1] |
| Coordinates: | -27.1911°N -68.4734°W |
| Map: | Argentina |
| First Ascent: | 12/01/1988 - Claudio Bravo, Luis Salinas (Argentina)[2] |
Volcan del Viento also called Gendarme Argentino 2 is a remote mountain in Argentina with an elevation of 6028m (19,777feet) metres.[3] [4] Volcan del Viento is within the following mountain ranges: Argentinean Andes, Puna de Atacama and Andean Volcaninc Belt (Central Part). It is located at the Argentinean province of Catamarca. Its slopes are entirely within the territory of the Argentinean city of Fiambalá.
The first ascent was reported on February 7, 1937, by, leader of the Second Polish Andean Expedition[5] Another claim of first ascent has been made several decades later: that Volcan del Viento was first climbed by Claudio Bravo, Luis Salinas (Argentina) on January 12, 1988.[6]
Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6009 metres,[7] ASTER 5987 metres,[8] ASTER filled 6009 metres,[9] ALOS 5987 metres,[10] TanDEM-X 6049 metres.[11] The height of the nearest key col is 5576 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 452 meters.[12] Volcan del Viento is considered a Mountain according to the Dominance System [13] and its dominance is 7.5%. Its parent peak is Ojos del Salado and the Topographic isolation is 11.3 kilometers.