Pumasillo
Mountain in Peru / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pumasillo (possibly from Quechua puma cougar, puma, sillu claw, "puma claw") is a mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,991 m (19,656 ft) high[5]. Pumasillo or Sacsarayoc also refers to the whole massif. It includes the peaks Pumasillo, Sacsarayoc and Lasunayoc. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province. Its slopes are within the administrative boundaries of the Peruvian city of Santa Teresa.[6]
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Pumasillo | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,991 m (19,656 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,397 m (4,583 ft)[2] |
Parent peak | Salcantay |
Listing | , |
Coordinates | 13°14′57″S 72°49′09″W |
Naming | |
English translation | Puma claw |
Language of name | Quechua |
Geography | |
Location | Cusco, Peru |
Parent range | Andes, Vilcabamba |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 07/26/1957 - Mike Gravina and Simon Clark (UK) via west ridge[3][4] |
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