Cerro Cinco Hermanos, Mountain summit in Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
Cerro Cinco Hermanos is a mountain in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, rising to 1,246 m east of Ushuaia in the western part of the Sorondo range of the eastern Fuegian Andes. Its five well-defined peaks, from north to south, reach 1,239 m, 1,221 m, 1,246 m, 1,199 m and 1,160 m. It has no glaciers but does have small glacierets and nivation hollows.
The sources record no historical events, boundary role or mapping use for Cerro Cinco Hermanos; its documented history is toponymic. The name refers to its five well-defined peaks, and was suggested by the resemblance someone saw between those five summits and the children of Thomas Bridges, the Anglican missionary based at Ushuaia — although Bridges actually had six children, not five.
The name refers to the mountain's five distinct peaks, compared to the children of Thomas Bridges, the Anglican missionary based at Ushuaia; sources note he actually had six. The five summits, from north to south, are 1,239 m, 1,221 m, 1,246 m, 1,199 m and 1,160 m.
The mountain lies east of Ushuaia, seen to the right of Monte Olivia from the city, in the western part of the Sorondo range. It has no glaciers but does hold small glacierets and snow-accumulation niches, so firm snow equipment matters on the upper slopes. The five summits run north to south, the main one at 1,246 m and the lowest at 1,160 m.
The name refers to the five distinct peaks, but Thomas Bridges, the Anglican missionary whose children inspired the comparison, actually had six. The five summits, from north to south, measure 1,239, 1,221, 1,246, 1,199 and 1,160 metres, the main summit being the highest. The mountain has no glaciers, only small glacierets and nivation hollows.
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