Queshque[2][3] (possibly from Quechua for a type of bromeliad[4]), or Gueshgue[1] is a 5,630-metre-high (18,471 ft)[1] mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District, and in the Recuay Province, Catac District.
| Queshque | |
|---|---|
| Gueshgue, Pongos | |
  Queshque Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,630 m (18,470 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 9°46′28″S 77°14′51″W / 9.77444°S 77.24750°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
The volume of mass loss of the three glaciers of Queshque has been documented recently.[2][3] The glaciers feed Lake Qishqiqucha via the Tranca Ruri river.[1]
The Austrian Alpine Club (OeAV) survey map represents Queshque as comprising three peaks with a different name each: Shahuanca, Jatunllacsa (the highest peak) and Gueshgue.[5] However, tourist maps of Cordillera Blanca show this mountain with the name of Pongos.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- ^ a b Mark, Bryan G.; Seltzer, Geoffrey O. (2005). "Evaluation of recent glacier recession in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru (AD 1962–1999): spatial distribution of mass loss and climatic forcing". Quaternary Science Reviews. 24 (20–21): 2265–2280. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2005.01.003.
- ^ a b Stansell, Nathan D.; Rodbell, Donald T.; Abbott, Mark B.; Mark, Bryan G. (2013). "Proglacial lake sediment records of Holocene climate change in the western Cordillera of Peru". Quaternary Science Reviews. 70: 1–14. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.03.003.
- ^ thefreelibrary.com New localities and taxonomic synopsis of Puya mima (Bromeliaceae), a charismatic and important Puya from Central Peru.: "... . Local people of this valley call it "queshque blanco", or the white Puya. ..."
- ^ Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 978-3-937530-05-5.
- ^ Díaz, Felipe (2008–2009). Carta Turística. Cordilleras Blanca, Negra, Huayhuash y Callejón de Huaylas.
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