Sirihuani

Sirihuani

Sirihuani as seen from the Lares trek.
Highest point
Elevation 5,359 m (17,582 ft)
Coordinates 13°11′57″S 72°02′39″W / 13.19917°S 72.04417°W / -13.19917; -72.04417Coordinates: 13°11′57″S 72°02′39″W / 13.19917°S 72.04417°W / -13.19917; -72.04417
Geography
Sirihuani

Peru

Location Peru
Parent range Andes, Urubamba
Climbing
First ascent -1964 via S.E. face: N.E. ridge-1964: E. face, descend N. face-1976[1]

Sirihuani[2][3] or Sirijuani[1] is a 5,359-metre-high (17,582 ft)[2] mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, in the districts of Calca and Lares.[3] It is situated northwest of Sahuasiray and Kancha Kancha Q'asa, and northeast of Chicón.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
  2. 1 2 3 Peru 1:100 000, Urubamba (27-r). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. 1 2 "Mapa UGEL Calca" (PDF). Mapas DRE y UGEL. ESCALE - Ministerio de Educación - Perú. 2010. Retrieved 2016-07-15.


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