Urupampa mountain range

Urupampa mountain range
Ch'iqun (center) as seen from the south west
Highest point
Peak	Urupampa, 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's 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]

Mountains

The highest mountains in the range are Urupampa at 5,893 metres (19,334 ft) and Sawasiray (Qullqi Cruz) at 5,818 metres (19,088 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[3]^[4]^[5]

Ch'iqun, 5,530 metres (18,143 ft)
Siriwani, 5,399 metres (17,713 ft)
Pumawank'a, 5,318 metres (17,448 ft)
Marquni, 5,300 metres (17,388 ft)
Waqay Willka, 5,300 metres (17,388 ft)
Anqasmarka, 5,198 metres (17,054 ft)
Kuntur Wachana, 5,073 metres (16,644 ft)
Wamanchuqi, 5,156 metres (16,916 ft)
Q'irayuq, 5,092 metres (16,706 ft)
Qhapaq Saya, 5,044 metres (16,549 ft)
Waqra Tanka, 5,024 metres (16,483 ft)
Aqusuni, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Wamanripayuq, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Pitusiray, 4,991 metres (16,375 ft)
Kancha Kancha Q'asa, 4,987 metres (16,362 ft)
Asul Urqu, 4,958 metres (16,266 ft)
Ch'akiqucha, 4,895 metres (16,060 ft)
Paru Urqu, 4,891 metres (16,047 ft)
Apurinri, 4,880 metres (16,010 ft)

Puka Q'asa, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
Puma Kallanka, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
Yana Urqu, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
Yana Urqu (Lares), 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
Puka Urqu, 4,776 metres (15,669 ft)
Sut'uq, 4,735 metres (15,535 ft)
Pata Kancha, 4,666 metres (15,308 ft)
Qusqu Qhawarina, 4,623 metres (15,167 ft)
Hatun Wisq'ana, 4,600 metres (15,092 ft)
Llamayuq Q'asa, 4,600 metres (15,092 ft)
Qusqu Qhawarina, 4,600 metres (15,092 ft)
Q'illu Urqu, 4,600 metres (15,092 ft)
Pukyupata, 4,400 metres (14,436 ft)
Yuraq Urqu, 4,400 metres (14,436 ft)
Maki Makiyuq, 4,200 metres (13,780 ft)
Taruka Kancha, 4,200 metres (13,780 ft)
Saywa, 4,030 metres (13,222 ft)
P'allqaniyuq, 4,030 metres (13,222 ft)
Kuntur Tiyana, 4,030 metres (13,222 ft)

References

↑ The American Alpine Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2, Issue 47, 1973, p. 389. Cordillera Urubamba
↑ usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras
↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province and the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
↑ allthemountains.com/httpdocs/eastmap.htm, Maps of the Eastern Andes of Peru including three maps of the Urupampa mountain range (inactive website)
↑ Mapa de peligros de la ciudad de Calca, Informe final, Proyecto INDECI – PNUD PER / 02/ 051, Ciudades sostenibles (see map of Calca, unnamed)

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