Aconcagua Map - Local Region

Aconcagua Map - Local Region ^*

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

Map Comments

At this scale all faces and routes on Aconcagua are visible, as well as the entire approach via the Horcones Valley of the standard route.

Elevation contours are shown, with the minor interval 500 feet. The presence of these contours precludes a faithful rendition using a JPEG compression algorithm. Thereby GIF compression was used, with the result that color gradients are not accurately rendered. This compromise suggested that color gradients, although available in Winprom and certainly more pleasing to the eye, be abandoned in favor of the solid colors described below.

The region displayed is 36.6 x 57 kilometers in height and width, respectively (22.7 x 35.4 statute miles).

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. The largest such region exists on the south side of Aconcagua, so precluding display of the vertiginous South Face. I painted this voided region violet as an expression of artistic license.

Elevation key with values in feet. The accompanying triple of integers are the
exact HSB [Hue, Saturation, Brightness] values for each color.

5,000 to 6,000 [125, 240, 120] ("bluish cyan")
15,000 to 15,500 [ 10, 240, 90] ("orange-red-brown")

6,000 to 7,000 [115, 240, 120] ("greenish cyan")
15,500 to 16,000 [ 15, 240, 75] ("orange-red-dark brown")

7,000 to 8,000 [100, 240, 120] ("cyan green")
16,000 to 16,500 [ 20, 240, 60] ("dark brown")

8,000 to 9,000 [ 80, 240, 120] ("green")
16,500 to 17,000 [ 20, 180, 90] ("medium brown")

9,000 to 10,000 [ 50, 240, 120] ("yellow-green")
17,000 to 17,500 [ 20, 120, 120] ("light brown")

10,000 to 11,000 [ 40, 240, 120] ("yellow")
17,500 to 18,000 [ 20, 60, 150] ("very light brown")

11,000 to 12,000 [ 30, 240, 120] ("orange-yellow")
18,000 to 18,500 [ 0, 0, 180] ("gray")

12,000 to 13,000 [ 20, 240, 120] ("orange")
18,500 to 19,000 [120, 160, 180] ("gray-light cyan")

13,000 to 14,000 [ 10, 240, 120] ("red-orange")
19,000 to 19,500 [120, 240, 180] ("light cyan")

14,000 to 14,500 [ 0, 240, 120] ("red")
19,500 to 20,000 [120, 240, 210] ("very light cyan")

14,500 to 15,000 [ 5, 240, 105] ("red-brown")
20,000 to 23,000 [120, 0, 240] ("white")

Aconcagua region map scale

Aconcagua medium-scale colored map

5,000 to 6,000 [125, 240, 120] ("bluish cyan")	15,000 to 15,500 [ 10, 240, 90] ("orange-red-brown")
6,000 to 7,000 [115, 240, 120] ("greenish cyan")	15,500 to 16,000 [ 15, 240, 75] ("orange-red-dark brown")
7,000 to 8,000 [100, 240, 120] ("cyan green")	16,000 to 16,500 [ 20, 240, 60] ("dark brown")
8,000 to 9,000 [ 80, 240, 120] ("green")	16,500 to 17,000 [ 20, 180, 90] ("medium brown")
9,000 to 10,000 [ 50, 240, 120] ("yellow-green")	17,000 to 17,500 [ 20, 120, 120] ("light brown")
10,000 to 11,000 [ 40, 240, 120] ("yellow")	17,500 to 18,000 [ 20, 60, 150] ("very light brown")
11,000 to 12,000 [ 30, 240, 120] ("orange-yellow")	18,000 to 18,500 [ 0, 0, 180] ("gray")
12,000 to 13,000 [ 20, 240, 120] ("orange")	18,500 to 19,000 [120, 160, 180] ("gray-light cyan")
13,000 to 14,000 [ 10, 240, 120] ("red-orange")	19,000 to 19,500 [120, 240, 180] ("light cyan")
14,000 to 14,500 [ 0, 240, 120] ("red")	19,500 to 20,000 [120, 240, 210] ("very light cyan")
14,500 to 15,000 [ 5, 240, 105] ("red-brown")	20,000 to 23,000 [120, 0, 240] ("white")