Plaza de Mulas route

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The Plaza de Mulas route is the classic normal ascent route on Aconcagua’s western side, leading climbers from the Horcones Valley to the high-altitude Plaza de Mulas base camp and onward toward the summit.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aconcagua normal route ⓘ
mountaineering route ⓘ
accessPoint Puente del Inca area ⓘ
acclimatizationStop Confluencia ⓘ
Plaza de Mulas ⓘ
approachDistance approximately 38 km from Horcones to Plaza de Mulas (round trip often cited around 60 km including return) ⓘ
approachValley Horcones Valley ⓘ
baseCampElevation approximately 4300 m ⓘ
baseCampType large high-altitude base camp with services ⓘ
climbingStyle expedition-style ascent ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
difficultyRating non-technical high-altitude climb ⓘ
elevationGain approximately 2600 m from Plaza de Mulas to summit ⓘ
endsAt summit of Aconcagua ⓘ
hasBaseCamp Plaza de Mulas ⓘ
hazards altitude sickness ⓘ
extreme cold ⓘ
rockfall in some sections ⓘ
snow and ice conditions ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ
is classic normal ascent route on Aconcagua’s western side ⓘ
languageOfToponym Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
Argentina ⓘ
Mendoza Province ⓘ
locatedOn Aconcagua ⓘ
mountainRange Andes ⓘ
onPeakList Seven Summits ⓘ
passesThrough Confluencia camp ⓘ
linked to: Confluencia

Plaza de Mulas base camp ⓘ
popularity most popular route on Aconcagua ⓘ
region Cuyo region of Argentina ⓘ
linked to: Cuyo region
requires Aconcagua Provincial Park permit ⓘ
high-altitude acclimatization ⓘ
sideOfMountain west side of Aconcagua ⓘ
startsAtTrailhead Horcones entrance of Aconcagua Provincial Park ⓘ
startsIn Horcones Valley ⓘ
summitDaySection Canaleta ⓘ
Independencia hut area ⓘ
La Cueva ⓘ
summitElevation approximately 6960 m ⓘ
terrainType high-altitude desert ⓘ
rocky trails ⓘ
scree slopes ⓘ
typicalSeason December to February ⓘ
austral summer ⓘ
usedFor guided commercial expeditions ⓘ
independent mountaineering ascents ⓘ

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Horcones → accesses → Plaza de Mulas route ⓘ