Ch'iqun

Ch'iqun
Ch'iqun as seen from the south west
Elevation	5,530 m (18,140 ft)[1]
Location
Ch'iqun Peru
Location	Peru
Range	Andes, Urupampa
Coordinates	13°14′12″S 72°03′22″W / 13.23667°S 72.05611°W / -13.23667; -72.05611Coordinates: 13°14′12″S 72°03′22″W / 13.23667°S 72.05611°W / -13.23667; -72.05611
Climbing
First ascent	1-1958: Via prominent snow gully on S.face & ridge[2]

Ch'iqun (Quechua ch'iqu workable stone, hispanicized spellings Chicon, Chicón) is a mountain in the Urupampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,530 m (17,713 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District and in the Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. It is situated north east of the town Yucay, south east of the Pumawanka and south west of the Siriwani.^[3]

External links

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