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Cerro Taficillo

hike | 2022-12-12
1906 m altitude, 641 m prominence, - km isolation

This is the last major hill on this trip and likely the last for the year, though you never know, there might be one along the way. At the hotel, we agree to check out in the late afternoon and head towards the trailhead. We start climbing, and a local farmer shouts that we are walking in the wrong direction and shows us where the trail is… Thanks! We make our way up the steep, horse-tracked paths. Later, the trail is not so steep and partly in shade.

The view after climbing the ridge
We’ve got attention
It’s about five or six kilometres to the summit
Restrictions of this kind
Pastures
Pampas grass, cortaderia selloana ??
Views from the ridge

We come to the main ridge and find a shabby sign with something written in Spanish about trespassing. We go further, a few more kilometers, and we come to the top. two peaks of similar height, to be precise. At the beginning, we visit the east peak, where the path is clearer. At the top, Rob measures the altitudes with a hand level and finds that the west peak is at least a few metres higher. We walk through the grasses where the amaryllis are in bloom to get there. Because the summit is flat, it is difficult to say exactly which point is the highest. We choose the highest-looking point and measure it.

Rob at the summit
Rob leaving the summit
Hippeastrum reginae
Few more hippeastrum reginae

The view is blocked by trees. We take a drink, rest, and then head down the same path. An hour and a half later, we reach the car. Hotel, shower, and lunch, followed by a drive to the airport. In the evening, we fly to Buenos Aires. On the plane, we will find out where the Buenos Aires City High Point is and make an impromptu plan to visit it in the morning before flying home to Europe.

Three against two, that’s not fair

Cerro Taficillo 1906 m altitude
641 m prominence
Ranges South America - Andes - Puna de Atacama
Countries/regions Argentina - Tucumán
Distance 7.80 km up 7.70 km down
Elevation 754 m gain 754 m loss
Time
2h20 up
0h10 other
1h30 down
4h00 total
Trailhead 1150 m altitude -26.6952220, -65.3804440
Links GPX trail
  • Andes 2022
  • « El Balconi
  • Tucuman to Buenos Aires »

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Anatolia
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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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