Horcones Valley

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Horcones Valley is a glacial valley in the Argentine Andes that serves as the main trekking and mountaineering approach route to Mount Aconcagua.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Horcones Valley canonical 5
Calingasta Valley 1

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Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial valley
valley
accessedViaRoad Ruta Nacional 7 (Argentina)
approachRouteFor Horcones Normal Route
linked to: Horcones

Normal Route of Aconcagua
climate cold semi-arid high-altitude climate
containsCamp Confluencia
Plaza de Mulas
drainageBy Horcones River
geologicalOrigin glacial erosion
hasNearbyCity Mendoza
hasNearbyTown Puente del Inca
hasNotableFeature Horcones Lagoon
views of the south and west faces of Aconcagua
hasProtectedStatus within Aconcagua Provincial Park
hasTrailheadAt Horcones entrance of Aconcagua Provincial Park
languageOfToponym Spanish
locatedIn Argentine Andes
linked to: Andes
locatedInCountry Argentina
locatedInProvince Mendoza Province
mainAccessRouteTo Mount Aconcagua
linked to: Aconcagua
partOf Aconcagua Provincial Park
popularWith Aconcagua climbers
high-altitude trekkers
region Central Andes
linked to: Andes
terrainType high mountain
usedFor mountaineering
trekking

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aconcagua Provincial Park accessPoint Horcones Valley
Plaza de Mulas trailhead Horcones Valley
San Juan (Argentina) hasSubregion Calingasta Valley
subject linked to: San Juan
linked to: Horcones Valley
Normal Route on Aconcagua startingPoint Horcones Valley
Mule Square accessTrailhead Horcones Valley
Horcones Glacier near Horcones Valley