Aconcagua Map - Entire SRTM Splice *

* By Adam Helman using Winprom software produced by Edward Earl.

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Map Comments

At this scale the entire 1 x 2 square degree splice of SRTM-based data is presented.
The boundaries are 32° to 33° south and 69° to 71° west - approximately 69 x 117 statute miles (111 x 188 kilometers).

Aconcagua is visible as a small white region just below the map center.
The larger white region near the top is the Cerro de La Ramada group (20,945 feet = 6,384 meters).

Black regions are voids in the original, radar-based SRTM data and are not correctable for want of interest
and funding by NASA - the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.


A color gradient is used for representing elevation, with values in feet for the key immediately below.
The accompanying triple of integers are the exact HSB [Hue, Saturation, Brightness]
values for the lower end of each elevation range. The upper end of each range
has a color corresponding to the next higher square of the key.

          0 to   1,000     [210, 240, 120] ("crimson")

  14,000 to 14,500     [ 0, 240, 120] ("red")

    1,000 to   2,000     [195, 240, 120] ("violet")

  14,500 to 15,000     [ 5, 240, 105] ("red-brown")

    2,000 to   3,000     [180, 240, 120] ("blue violet")

  15,000 to 15,500     [ 10, 240, 90] ("orange-red-brown")

    3,000 to   4,000     [160, 240, 120] ("blue")

  15,500 to 16,000     [ 15, 240, 75] ("orange-red-dark brown")

    4,000 to   5,000     [140, 240, 120] ("cyan blue")

  16,000 to 16,500     [ 20, 240, 60] ("dark brown")

    5,000 to   6,000     [125, 240, 120] ("bluish cyan")

  16,500 to 17,000     [ 20, 180, 90] ("medium brown")

    6,000 to   7,000     [115, 240, 120] ("greenish cyan")

  17,000 to 17,500     [ 20, 120, 120] ("light brown")

    7,000 to   8,000     [100, 240, 120] ("cyan green")

  17,500 to 18,000     [ 20, 60, 150] ("very light brown")

    8,000 to   9,000     [ 80, 240, 120] ("green")

  18,000 to 18,500     [ 0, 0, 180] ("gray")

    9,000 to 10,000     [ 50, 240, 120] ("yellow-green")

  18,500 to 19,000     [120, 160, 180] ("gray-light cyan")

  10,000 to 11,000     [ 40, 240, 120] ("yellow")

  19,000 to 19,500     [120, 240, 180] ("light cyan")

  11,000 to 12,000     [ 30, 240, 120] ("orange-yellow")

  19,500 to 20,000     [120, 240, 210] ("very light cyan")

  12,000 to 13,000     [ 20, 240, 120] ("orange")

  20,000 to 23,000     [120, 0, 240] ("white")

  13,000 to 14,000     [ 10, 240, 120] ("red-orange")

Aconcagua entire splice map scale

Aconcagua small-scale colored map