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Cerro Nuñorco Grande

hike | 2022-12-11
3333 m altitude, 1093 m prominence, 40.59 km isolation

There are no easily accessible ultra peaks around, so we opt for a nicely shaped ribu rising from the Dique la Angostura lake. Franco says that Nuñorco means breast, so we will climb the breast, which has a thousand metres of prominence. The weather is beautiful in the morning. We choose one of several trails and climb up.

In this gully, along the river, towards the ridge
The distant Cumbres Calchaquies can be seen to the right. 
Looking back
The entire Cerro el Pelao, which we hiked yesterday, is visible
Slopes are not very steep
Dique la Angostura lake
Pleasant northwest views

Along the river, up a steep slope, then through meadows to a rocky slope. We reach the ridge, but at some point we lose the trail, and when we find our mistake, we don’t really want to go back. So we head straight to the top. The terrain is not difficult, and there is practically no need for a trail. We climb to the ridge, and after a few minutes, we find ourselves at the top. There is an antenna, an anemometer, and a wooden-metal triangulation pillar. According to Rob, this is the first triangulation pillar he has seen in Argentina. 

Looking back from the ridge
Path through the ridge
Antenna and anemometer visible at the top
There is also a small chapel at the top
We found an unusual triangulation pillar, unusual because it is wooden with metal legs.
Rob measures the altitude at the top and next to the triangulation pillar
View from the summit
The ridge we came from
Downwards views

A few minutes later, we descend, this time on a formally marked trail. There are frogs croaking in every puddle. It is very interesting that as we approach, they fall silent as if they had received a centralised signal. Maybe they do.. An hour and a half later, we reach the car and drive towards San Miguel de Tucumán. We will try to visit the small El Balconi P300 today (named by Rob on the basis of what is written on the fence). And tomorrow morning, before the flight, we may still manage to climb to the summit of Cerro Taficillo P600.

Nuñorco Grande Grande Symphonic Orchestra
A lot of nice coloured bushes ??

Cerro Nuñorco Grande 3333 m altitude
1093 m prominence
40.59 km isolation
Ranges South America - Andes - Puna de Atacama
Countries/regions Argentina - Tucumán
Distance 5.50 km up 5.70 km down
Elevation 1142 m gain 1142 m loss
Time
2h45 up
0h10 other
2h00 down
4h55 total
Trailhead 2190 m altitude -26.9568880, -65.7137220
Links GPX trail
  • Andes 2022
  • « Cerro el Pelao
  • El Balconi »

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TRIPS

2023
West Africa II 2023
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
North France-West Rhine Area 2022

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843 km walked, 65 330 m climbed

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