Mitopunta[1] (possibly from Quechua mit'u, mitu mud, punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of)[2][3][4] is a 5,571-metre-high (18,278 ft) mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Mitopunta lies on a sub-range west of the main range east of Huacshash. It is situated north of the Pumarinri valley.[1][5]
| Mitopunta | |
|---|---|
  Mitopunta Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,571 m (18,278 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 10°25′02″S 76°56′04″W / 10.41722°S 76.93444°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province |
| Parent range | Andes, Huayhuash |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Cerro Mitopunta". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
- ^ Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)
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