La Mesa (mountain)
Cerro La Mesa or La Mesa or Cerro de la Mesa is a mountain in the Cordillera de la Ramada range of the Andes, in Argentina. It has a height of 6,200 metres (20,341 ft). La Mesa means table in Spanish. The name of the mountain comes its flat and long summit ridge (there are six summits, the 6200m being the highest). Despite the dry climate of the area, there are significant glaciers flowing down the southern and the eastern flank of the mountain.
| Cerro La Mesa | |
|---|---|
 Cerro de la Mesa seen from the slopes of Mercedario. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,200 m (20,300 ft) |
| Coordinates | 32°3′50″S 70°9′58″W |
| Geography | |
  Cerro La Mesa | |
| Parent range | Cordillera de la Ramada |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | In 1934 by a Polish expedition (J. Narkienwicz-Jodko and others) |
La Mesa was climbed the first time in 1934 by a Polish expedition consisting of J. Narkienwicz-Jodko, J. Dorawsky, S. Daszynski, A. Karpinski, S. Osiecki and V. Ostrowski. It is unclear if they effectively reached the highest point of the mountain.
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