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South America / Peru / Cusco / Sahuasiray
Record SL-837378 · Wikidata Q7428597

Sahuasiray

'''Ccolque Cruz'''
Ultra
Elevation
5,700 m
18,701 ft
Prominence
1,920 m
Isolation
Coordinates
13.2140° S, 71.9883° W
Grid ref
Sahuasiray
SahuasirayWikimedia Commons

Description

Wikipedia

Sahuasiray (possibly from Quechua sawa matrimony, siray to sew,), Sawasiray, Colque Cruz or Ccolque Cruz (possibly from Aymara and Quechua qullqi silver, money, Spanish cruz cross, "silver cross"), is one of the highest mountains in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,818 metres (19,088 ft) high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, northwest of Calca. It is situated northeast of Chicón and Canchacanchajasa, southeast of Sirihuani and northwest of Condorhuachana.

First ascent

Date
1963
Sahuasiray N: 1- via E. ridge. Sahuasiray S: 1-1968Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes
Source · wikipedia

Best months

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Condorhuachana 5,073 m SE 127° 1.9 km
Canchacanchajasa 4,987 m W 253° 2.3 km
Yanaorcco 4,800 m NE 30° 2.9 km
Ccerayoc 5,092 m E 86° 3.7 km
Yanaorjo 4,800 m E 102° 4.2 km
Ancasmarca 5,198 m S 176° 4.2 km