Aconcagua Park

Aconcagua is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes mountain range, in Mendoza Province, Argentina. It is the highest mountain in the Americas, the highest outside Asia, and the highest in both the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere with a summit elevation of 6,961 metres. Despite its impressive size and stature, it is only the 18…
Aconcagua is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes mountain range, in Mendoza Province, Argentina. It is the highest mountain in the Americas, the highest outside Asia, and the highest in both the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere with a summit elevation of 6,961 metres. Despite its impressive size and stature, it is only the 189th highest mountain in the world. It lies 112 kilometres northwest of the provincial capital, the city of Mendoza, about five kilometres from San Juan Province, and 15 km from Argentina's border with Chile. The mountain is one of the Seven Summits of the seven continents.
  • Elevation: 6,960.8 m (22,837 ft) · Ranked 189th
  • Prominence: 6,960.8 m (22,837 ft) · Ranked 2nd
  • Parent peak: none – Highest peak in the Americas
  • Isolation: 16,533.4 km (10,273.4 mi)
  • Listing: Seven Summits · Country high point · Ultra
  • Country: Argentina
  • Province: Mendoza

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Data from: en.wikipedia.org