Edward FitzGerald made the first ascent on the highest mountain in South America, which stands at how many meters?
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Edward FitzGerald (mountaineer) Edward Arthur FitzGerald (10 May 1871 – 2 January 1931) was an American born mountaineer and soldier of British descent, best known for leading the expedition which made the first ascent of Aconcagua, the highest mountain in South America, in 1897.
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Aconcagua Aconcagua (] ) is the highest mountain outside Asia, at 6961 m , and by extension the highest point in both the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. It is located in the Andes mountain range, in the Mendoza Province, Argentina, and lies 112 kilometres (70 mi) northwest of its capital, the city of Mendoza. The summit is also located about five kilometres from San Juan Province and 15 kilometres from the international border with Chile. The mountain itself lies entirely within Argentina and immediately east of Argentina's border with Chile. Its nearest higher neighbor is Tirich Mir in the Hindu Kush, 16520 km away. It is one of the Seven Summits.
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Pedra da Gávea Pedra da Gávea is a monolithic mountain in Tijuca Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Composed of granite and gneiss, its elevation is 844 m , making it one of the highest mountains in the world that ends directly in the ocean. Trails on the mountain were opened up by the local farming population in the early 1800s; today, the site is under the administration of the Tijuca National Park.
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Mount Castro Mount Castro ( ) is a mountain, 1,630 m high, on the north side of Seller Glacier, 5 nmi southeast of Mount Gilbert, in the central Antarctic Peninsula. It was photographed from the air by the British Graham Land Expedition in 1937, and by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition in 1947. It was surveyed from the ground by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in December 1958, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for João de Castro, a Portuguese navigator who made pioneer experimental investigations of the variation of the magnetic compass.
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Pico Paraná Pico Paraná is the highest mountain in the Brazilian state of Paraná and in all Southern Brazil. It is composed of granite and gneiss. It was discovered by German explorer Reinhard Maack. He also made the first ascent of the mountain, together with Rudolf Stamm and Alfred Mysing. The official height was obtained in 1992 by three teams from the Federal University of Paraná, using the Global Positioning System.
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Mantiqueira Mountains The Mantiqueira Mountains (Portuguese: "Serra da Mantiqueira") are a mountain range in Southeastern Brazil, with parts in the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. It rises abruptly from the northwestern bank of the Paraíba do Sul River and extends northeastward for approximately 320 km , reaching a height of 2,798 m (9,180 ft) at Pedra da Mina. The mountains, which eventually merge with the Serra do Espinhaço, were originally forest-covered, except for the peaks that rise above the tree line. They provide charcoal and pasture for cattle; on the lower slopes there are several health and tourist resorts, such as Campos do Jordão, Brazil's highest city. The name "Mantiqueira" derives from a Tupi word meaning "mountains that cry", denoting the large number of springs and streams found there.
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Cerro Barroso Cerro Barroso is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It has a height of 5741 metres.
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Pico das Agulhas Negras Pico das Agulhas Negras (] ) is the fifth-highest mountain in Brazil, standing at 2791 m above sea level, making it one of the highest in the Brazilian Highlands. It is located in Itatiaia National Park, in the Serra da Mantiqueira range, on the border of the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais. It is the highest point in the state of Rio de Janeiro, the third-highest peak in Minas Gerais, and the second-highest in the Mantiqueira range.
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Mount Moody Mount Moody is a hill in the Hornby Mountains on West Falkland, in the Falkland Islands. At 1816 ft  metres (1,816 ft), it is the second highest of the Hornby Mountains, after Mount Maria, and the third highest on West Falkland, after Mount Maria and Mount Adam. Like the other Hornby Mountains, Mount Moody consists of a ridge running south-south-west to north-north-west in parallel to the Falkland Sound.
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Ch'aqra Punta Ch'aqra Punta (Quechua "ch'aqra" ford, "punta" peak; ridge; first, before, in front of, also spelled "Chajrapunta") or Chakra Punta (Quechua "chakra" field) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5000 m high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District, and in the Huancavelica Province, Huacocolpa District. Ch'aqra Punta lies southwest of K'allapayuq and northeast of Wayra Q'asa.
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Cabeço Gordo Cabeço Gordo (Portuguese for "fat mountain") is the highest mountain, massive stratovolcano and the largest geomorphological structure that forms the island of Faial. The mountain/volcano is 1,043 meters above sea level, consisting of a two kilometer wide caldera, that is 400 m in depth below the crater rim. From Cabeço Gordo, on a clear day, the islands of the central group of the Azores are visible: Pico, Sao Jorge, and Graciosa, although normally the caldera may be covered in clouds and fog.
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Torre Egger Torre Egger is one of the mountains of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in South America. It is located in a region which is disputed between Argentina and Chile, west of Cerro Chalten (also known as Fitz Roy). The peak is between Cerro Torre, the highest in a four mountain chain and Cerro Stanhardt. It is named after the Austrian alpinist Toni Egger (1926-1959), who died while attempting neighboring Cerro Torre.
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Huascarán Huascarán (] ) is a mountain in the Peruvian province of Yungay (Ancash Region), situated in the Cordillera Blanca range of the western Andes. The highest southern summit of Huascarán (Huascarán Sur) is the highest point in Peru, the northern part of Andes (north of Lake Titicaca) and in all of the Earth's Tropics. Huascarán is the fourth highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere and South America after Aconcagua, Ojos del Salado, and Monte Pissis. The mountain was named after Huáscar, a 16th-century Inca emperor who was the Sapa Inca of the Inca empire.
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Cerro Coposa Cerro Coposa is a mountain in the Andes of Chile. It has a height of 4668 metres.
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Risco Plateado Risco Plateado is a stratovolcano in Argentina, with an elevation of 4,999 m above sea level. With a prominence of 1,602 m , it is one of the many ultra prominent peaks in the Andes. The equilibrium line altitude of the volcano lies at an altitude of 3800 m .
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Cerro Incahuasi Cerro Incahuasi is a mountain in the Andes of Chile. It has a height of 4790 metres.
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Tumuk Humak Mountains The Tumuk Humak Mountains (Dutch: "Toemoek-Hoemakgebergte" , Portuguese: "Serra do Tumucumaque" , French: "Monts Tumuc Humac" ) are a mountain range in South America, stretching about 120 km east–west in the border area between Brazil in the south and Suriname and French Guiana in the north. In the language of the Apalam and Wayana peoples, "Tumucumaque" means "the mountain rock symbolizing the struggle between the shaman and the spirits". The range is very remote and almost inaccessible.
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Alma Negra Alma Negra is a mountain in the Cordillera de la Ramada range of the Andes Mountains, in Argentina. It has a height of 6,110 m .
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Cerro de las Ánimas Cerro de las Ánimas ("Hill of the Souls", formerly known as "Mirador Nacional") is a peak and the second highest point of Uruguay, with an altitude of 501 metres (1,643.7 ft).
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Serra da Estrela Serra da Estrela (] , "Star Mountain Range") is the highest mountain range in Continental Portugal. Together with the Serra da Lousã it is the westernmost constituent range of the Sistema Central and also one of the highest in the system. It includes mainland Portugal's highest point at 1993 m above mean sea level (although the summit of Mount Pico in the Portuguese Azores islands is higher). This point is not a distinctive mountain summit, but rather the highest point in a plateau, being known as Torre ("Tower" in English). Torre is an unusual summit in that it is accessible by a paved road. The peak has a topographic prominence of 1204 m and its parent peak is Pico Almanzor, in Spain.
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Sierra Negra (Galápagos) Sierra Negra (Spanish: "Black Mountain") is a large shield volcano at the South eastern end of Isabela Island in the Galapagos that rises to an altitude of 1124m. It coalesces with the volcanoes Cerro Azul to the west and Alcedo to the north. It is one of the most active of the Galapagos volcanoes with the most recent historic eruption in October 2005.
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Mount Champaquí Mount Champaquí, is a mountain located in the western province of Argentina, Córdoba. It is the highest peak in the province, with a height of 2884 m.