Talk:Mercedario

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The following mountains are higher than Mercedario.

  • 1 Aconcagua 6959m/6962m (authorities vary)
  • 2 Ojos del Salado 6893m (NOT 6864m as claimed by Argentine mapping, this has been shown by GPS and SRTM)
  • 3 Monte Pissis c6800m (NOT 6882m as claimed by Argentine mapping, this has been shown by GPS and SRTM)
  • 4 Bonete 6759m
  • 5 Tres Cruces Sur 6748m
  • 6 Huascaran Sur 6746m
  • 7 Llullaillaco 6738m


  • 8 Mercedario 6720m

(Qualification: 400m of prominence)

Sources: SRTM data, topographic mapping, and The Andes, A Guide for Climbers (2005 edition), by John Biggar. Viewfinder 22:29, 15 December 2005 (UTC)