Urupampa mountain range
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| Urupampa mountain range | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Ch'iqun (center) as seen from the south west | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Sawasiray |
| Elevation | 5,818 m (19,088 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 30 km (19 mi) N-S |
| Geography | |
| Country | Peru |
| State/Province | Cusco Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
The Urupampa mountain range (Quechua uru spider, pampa a plain, "spider plain", hispanicized spelling Urubamba) lies in the Cusco Region in Peru.[1] It extends in a northwesterly direction between 13°08' and 13°17'S and 71°58' and 72°16'W for about 30 km.[2]
The highest mountain in the range is the Sawasiray (Qullqi Cruz) at 5,818 metres (19,088 ft). Other notable peaks are:
- Ch'iqun, 5,530 metres (18,143 ft)
- Kuntur Wachana, 5,400 metres (17,717 ft)
- Pumawanka, 5,300 metres (17,388 ft)
- Pitusiray, 5,800 metres (19,029 ft)
- Qhapaqsaya, 5,044 metres (16,549 ft)
- Q'irayuq, c. 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
- Siriwani, 5,399 metres (17,713 ft) and
- Willka Wiqi, 5,682 metres (18,642 ft).[3]
References
- ↑ The American Alpine Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2, Issue 47, 1973, p. 389. Cordillera Urubamba
- ↑ usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras
- ↑ allthemountains.com Maps of the Eastern Andes of Peru including three maps of the Urupampa mountain range
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