Ch'iqun
"Chicón" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Chicon.
| Ch'iqun | |
|---|---|
 Ch'iqun as seen from the southwest | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,530 m (18,140 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 13°14′12″S 72°03′22″W / 13.23667°S 72.05611°WCoordinates: 13°14′12″S 72°03′22″W / 13.23667°S 72.05611°W |
| Geography | |
  Ch'iqun Peru | |
| Location | Peru |
| Parent range | Andes, Urupampa |
| 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 (18,140 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District and in the Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. It is situated northeast of the town of Yucay, southeast of Pumawank'a and southwest of the Siriwani.[3] The southern part of Ch'iqun is also known as Illa Waman (Illahuaman, Illahuamán).[4] It belongs to the Yucay District. It reaches 5,060 m (16,601 ft).[5]
External links
Media related to Ch'iqun at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ↑ siar.regioncusco.gob.pe
- ↑ Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
- ↑ allthemountains.com Map of the Urupampa mountain range
- ↑ Plan de Acondicionamiento Territorial 1ra Etapa Provincias de Calca y Urubamba - Diagnostico, Centro Guaman Poma de Ayala, June 2011, p. 70
- ↑ "Nevado de Illahuaman". mincetur. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
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