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Cerro Altar

hike | 2022-11-28
2525 m altitude, 15 m prominence, - km isolation
Ovnipuerto Cachi. A Swiss man built this airstrip for aliens because a UFO captain telepathically told him to

We stay in the tidy town of Cachi. It’s still late in the evening, and through the hotel window I can see a few small hills, also marked on the map as viewpoints. We go to visit them. Start by checking out the UFO landing strip. It’s a meticulous job; the white pebbles are arranged in straight lines. I think their pilot will appreciate that.

The saddle between the two peaks is marked with a cross

At the beginning, we climb to the Mirador del Altar, a slightly lower but more prominent peak. Rob takes measurements and walk toward the higher but less prominent Mirador La Cruz. The UFO landing site is clearly visible from here; it must be visible from the sky above too. Good.

Mirador del Altar
Mirador La Cruz
Remote mountains
Lower but more prominent Mirador del Altar
Higher but less prominent Mirador La Cruz
Cachi
Cacti
Ovnipuerto Cachi, who would miss this nice landing spot
View from top
Rain approaches

It would be possible to climb even higher, but it’s starting to drizzle, and there will probably be another one and another one on the next ridge. So we’re going back, and tomorrow morning we’ll try to climb Cerro Malcante.


Cerro Altar 2525 m altitude
15 m prominence
Ranges South America - Andes - Puna de Atacama
Countries/regions Argentina – Salta
Distance 0.70 km up 0.90 km down
Elevation 81 m gain 81 m loss
Time
0h15 up
0h05 other
0h15 down
0h35 total
Trailhead 2442 m altitude -25.0952770, -66.1756940
Links GPX trail
  • Andes 2022
  • « Cumbres Calchaquies
  • Cerro Malcante »

Mountain Ranges

Anatolia
Taurus Mountains
Western Anatolia
Andes
Puna de Atacama
Atlas Mountains
High Atlas
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TRIPS

2023
West Africa 2023 II
Iberian Peninsula 2023
West Africa 2023
Central America 2023
2022
Andes 2022
Northwest Europe 2022
Malay Archipelago III 2022
Malay Archipelago II 2022
Anatolia Mountains 2022
Iberian Peninsula 2022
Atlas Mountains 2022

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839 km walked, 65 247 m climbed

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