Pumasillu
| Pumasillu | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Pumasillu | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,991 m (19,656 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 13°14′57″S 72°49′09″W / 13.24917°S 72.81917°WCoordinates: 13°14′57″S 72°49′09″W / 13.24917°S 72.81917°W |
| Naming | |
| Translation | Puma claw (Quechua) |
| Geography | |
  Pumasillu Peru | |
| Location | Cusco, Peru |
| Parent range | Andes, Willkapampa |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1-1957 via W. ridge.[2] |
Pumasillu (Quechua puma cougar, puma, sillu claw, "puma claw", hispanicized spelling Pumasillo) is a mountain in the Willkapampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,991 m (19,656 ft) high. Pumasillu or Saksarayuq also refers to the whole massif. It includes the peaks Pumasillu, Saksarayuq and Lasunayuq. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province.
References
- ↑ allthemountains.com Map of the Willkapampa mountain range around Pumasillu
- ↑ Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
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