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South America / Peru / Moquegua / Pirhuane
Record SL-863256 · Wikidata Q18363081

Pirhuane

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Elevation
4,994 m
16,385 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
16.2597° S, 70.8236° W
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Pirhuane
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Description

Wikipedia

Pirhuane (possibly from Aymara pirwa, piwra granary, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a granary") is a 4,994-metre-high (16,385 ft) mountain in the Moquegua Region in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ubinas District. Pirwani is situated northeast of the active volcano Ubinas. Like the mountains south of Pirhuane, Pacoorcco and Huitoni, Pirhuane lies on the eastern border of the buffer zone of the Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reservation.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Pacoorcco 4,940 m S 172° 4.8 km