Sentilo[1][2][3] (possibly Quechua for peccary)[4] is a 5,100-metre-high (16,700 ft)[1][2][3] mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru.[1][2][3] It is located in Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. Sentilo lies at the Punta Unión pass, the highest point of the Santa Cruz valley, south of the mountains Rinrijirca and Pucajirca, southwest of Taulliraju,[5] and northeast of mountains Artesonraju and Parón.[5][6]
| Sentilo | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 8°55′56″S 77°36′08″W / 8.93222°S 77.60222°W |
| Geography | |
  Sentilo Peru | |
| Location | Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1-1955.[2] |
Santa Cruz Creek originates near Sentilo.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d summitpost.org "Sentilo"
- ^ a b c d Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes
- ^ a b c Ricker, John (1977). Yuraq Janka: A Guide to the Peruvian Andes. The Mountaineers Books. p. 74. ISBN 9781933056708.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): sintiru. s. Cerdo montes.
- ^ a b c Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-928777-57-2.
- ^ summitpost.org "Piramide, Paria, Sentilo and Artesonraju from Punta Union."
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