Mitopunta

Mitopunta
Mitopunta

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,571 m (18,278 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°25′02″S 76°56′04″W / 10.41722°S 76.93444°W / -10.41722; -76.93444Coordinates: 10°25′02″S 76°56′04″W / 10.41722°S 76.93444°W / -10.41722; -76.93444
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province
Parent range Andes, Huayhuash

Mitopunta[1] (possibly from Quechua mit'u, mitu mud, punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of)[2][3][4] is a 5,571-metre-high (18,278 ft) mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Mitopunta lies on a sub-range west of the main range east of Huacshash. It is situated north of the Pumarinri valley.[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cerro Mitopunta". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  4. ↑ Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash
  5. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)


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