Aconcagua

[ ah-kawng-kah-gwah ]

noun

1. a mountain in W Argentina, in the Andes: the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere. 22,834 feet (6,960 meters).

Aconcagua

/ akonˈkaɣwa /

noun

1. a mountain in W Argentina: the highest peak in the Andes and in the W Hemisphere. Height: 6960 m (22 835 ft)

Example Sentences

During their 2018 ascent of Argentina’s 22,837-foot Aconcagua, climbers Scott Lehmann, 33, and Shayna Unger, 30, carried pads of paper and pens in their pockets.

From Outside Online

Next, I did Mount Elbrus in Russia and then I did Aconcagua in South America, not too far from where I’m sitting right now.

From Washington Blade

Chambers became obsessed with high-altitude mountaineering, climbing peaks like Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, and Denali.

From Outside Online

The next highest peak in the world outside Asia is Aconcagua, 23,393 feet high.

From Project Gutenberg

The morning was wet and foggy, or we might still have seen Valparaiso, and perhaps have had a peep at Aconcagua.

From Project Gutenberg

In the background rises Aconcagua, the highest mountain of America.

From Project Gutenberg

Occasionally one gets a glimpse of noble Aconcagua, the mighty 26,000 ft. Andean giant.

From Project Gutenberg

The culminating point of the Chilean Andes is Aconcagua, which rises to a height of 23,097 ft.

From Project Gutenberg