Plaza de Mulas base camp

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Plaza de Mulas base camp is a major high-altitude base camp on the western side of Aconcagua in the Argentine Andes, serving as a primary staging point for climbers attempting the mountain’s summit.

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Plaza de Mulas base camp canonical 4

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement ⓘ
mountaineering base camp ⓘ
accessedFrom Horcones Valley ⓘ
accessTrailhead Horcones entrance of Aconcagua Provincial Park ⓘ
alternativeName Plaza de Mulas ⓘ
associatedWithMountain Aconcagua ⓘ
associatedWithRoute Normal Route of Aconcagua ⓘ
climate cold high-altitude alpine climate ⓘ
climbingSeason approximately November to March ⓘ
austral summer ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
distanceFromCity approximately 180 km from Mendoza city by road to trailhead ⓘ
elevation approximately 14100 ft ⓘ
approximately 4300 m ⓘ
hasFacility helicopter landing area ⓘ
medical services in climbing season ⓘ
ranger station in climbing season ⓘ
refuge buildings ⓘ
tented camps ⓘ
hasNearbyFeature Horcones River valley ⓘ
Plaza de Mulas Inferior ⓘ
linked to: Plaza de Mulas
hasNearbyHigherCamp Camp Berlín ⓘ
Camp Canadá ⓘ
Nido de Cóndores ⓘ
hasRisk altitude sickness ⓘ
extreme weather conditions ⓘ
hasService guided expedition services ⓘ
mule-supported transport for loads ⓘ
isOneOf highest large base camps in the Andes ⓘ
languageUsed Spanish ⓘ
locatedBelow Aconcagua summit ⓘ
locatedIn Aconcagua Provincial Park ⓘ
Argentina ⓘ
Mendoza Province ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Andes ⓘ
locatedOn western side of Aconcagua ⓘ
locatedOnContinent South America ⓘ
primaryUse high-altitude acclimatization ⓘ
staging point for Aconcagua summit attempts ⓘ
region Cuyo region of Argentina ⓘ
linked to: Cuyo region
requires Aconcagua climbing or trekking permit ⓘ
servesAs logistical hub for Aconcagua expeditions ⓘ
main base camp on normal route of Aconcagua ⓘ
terrain rocky glacial valley floor ⓘ
typicalApproachDuration 2 to 3 days trekking from trailhead ⓘ
typicalUse overnight stays during acclimatization ⓘ
rest and resupply point ⓘ
usedBy independent climbers ⓘ
international mountaineering expeditions ⓘ

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

Camp Canadá → accessedFrom → Plaza de Mulas base camp ⓘ
Nido de Cóndores → accessedFrom → Plaza de Mulas base camp ⓘ
Horcones Glacier → near → Plaza de Mulas base camp ⓘ
Plaza de Mulas route → passesThrough → Plaza de Mulas base camp ⓘ