Get the ultimate Aconcagua climb guide — from route choices, training, acclimatization, gear checklist, summit day strategy, safety tips, and FAQs from experienced expedition leaders. Cerro Aconcagua, often referred to as simply Aconcagua, is a mountain in Argentina near its border with Chile. Aconcagua is the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere. Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Western hemisphere, located in western Argentina, near the border with Chile. About 3,500 climbers try for the summit each year. The 'Normal Route' is non-technical - a walk-up, following the Northwest Ridge. It is the altitude that poses the biggest problem. That and the sense that this is an easy climb. Mount Aconcagua, mountain in western Mendoza province, west-central Argentina, on the Chilean border. It is the highest point in the Western Hemisphere, but its precise elevation has been debated since the early 20th century. Aconcagua is of volcanic origin, but it is not itself an active volcano. Aconcagua is part of the iconic 7 summits circuit and nearly all the greatest climbers in history have stood atop its peak. Because of height and relative ease, Aconcagua is often used a warm up climb for some of the more difficult peaks like Everest or Denali. El Aconcagua es una montaña en el departamento Las Heras, en la provincia de Mendoza, en el oeste de la República Argentina en las cercanías del límite con Chile. Integra la Cordillera Principal, componente de la cordillera de los Andes. Aconcagua pierces the sky above the rest of the Andes at 22,841 feet, the highest point in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres and one of the Seven Summits. Aconcagua is the highest mountain in South America, the highest peak in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres, and the highest mountain anywhere outside Asia. Rising above the dry, glacier-carved landscapes of western Argentina, it dominates the Principal Cordillera of the Andes near the Chilean border. Aconcagua (Spanish pronunciation: [akoŋˈkaɣwa]) is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera [4] of the Andes range, located in Mendoza Province, Argentina. With a summit elevation of 6,967.15 metres (22,858.1 feet), [5] it is the highest mountain outside Asia. [6] Aconcagua, which translates as “Stone Sentinel,” is 22,841 feet / 6,962 meters, making it the highest mountain in the Americas and the highest mountain outside of Asia.