Jatunhuma
Jatunhuma (possibly from Quechua hatun big, superior, principal, uma mountain top / head),[4][5] Jatunpampa (possibly from Quechua pampa plain)[6] or Pico Tres (Spanish for "peak three") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 6,093 metres (19,990 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District.[6] Hatunuma lies northwest of the large lake named Sibinacocha and southeast of Callangate.
| Jatunhuma | |
|---|---|
| Jatunpampa / Pico Tres | |
 Jatunhuma in the Cordillera Vilcanota as seen for the west. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,093 m (19,990 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 13°44′50″S 71°08′12″W [2] |
| Geography | |
  Jatunhuma Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Vilcanota |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Peak 6094m: 1-1957 via N.W. ridge, W. face: Traverse all 3 peaks S.- N.- Peak 5800m 1966: N.W. face-1977: E. face-1980: W. face-1982. [3] |
See also
References
- John Biggar, Los Andes: Una Guía para Escaladores, p. 118
- mapcarta.com "Nevado Pico Tres", retrieved on May 21, 2013
- Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, Peru
- Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1(Cusco Region) showing "Nevado Jatunpampa"
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