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Kimsachata (Quispicanchi)

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Location
  
Peru, Cusco Region

Elevation
  
5,442 m

Parent range
  
Andes, Willkanuta

Kimsachata (Quispicanchi)

First ascent
  
1-1969 via E. face to shoulder of N. ridge

Mountain range
  
Cordillera Vilcanota, Andes

Similar
  
Sinaqara, Yayamari, Callangate, Chumpe, Ausangate

Kimsachata, also Kimsa Chata, (Aymara and Quechua kimsa three, Pukina chata mountain, "three mountains", hispanicized spelling Quimsachata, Quinsachata, erroneously also Quimsachta which has no meaning in the local languages) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,442 metres (17,854 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. Kimsachata is situated north of the lake Siwinaqucha, northeast of the mountain Chumpi and northwest of the Jaqhichuwa.

Map of Kimsachata, Peru

References

Kimsachata (Quispicanchi) Wikipedia