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(Redirected from Chawpi Urqu) Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain on the border of Bolivia and Peru. For other uses, see Chawpi Urqu (disambiguation). For other uses, see Wisk'achani (disambiguation).
Chaupi Orco
Viscachani
Chaupi Orco from the west
Highest point
Elevation6,044 m (19,829 ft)
Prominence1,537 m (5,043 ft)
Parent peakAusangate (6384 m)
ListingUltra
Coordinates14°39′12″S 69°13′42″W / 14.65333°S 69.22833°W / -14.65333; -69.22833
Geography
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CountriesBolivia and Peru
Parent rangeApolobamba, Andes
Climbing
First ascent1 August 1957 - Werner Karl, Hans Richter, and Hans Wimmer (Germany)

Chaupi Orco (possibly from the Quechua spelling Chawpi Urqu; chawpi middle, center, urqu mountain) or Viscachani (possibly from the Aymara 'wisk'acha viscacha) is a mountain in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It has a height of 6,044 metres (19,829 ft). On the Bolivian side it is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, and on the Peruvian side it lies in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Sina District. It lies north of Salluyu. Chaupi Orco is the highest peak of the Apolobamba mountain range.

Elevation

Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6001 metres, ASTER 6028 metres, ALOS 6015 metres and TanDEM-X 6071 metres. The height of the nearest key col is 4,489 m (14,728 ft), leading to a topographic prominence of 1,555 m (5,102 ft). Chaupi Orco is considered a Mountain Range according to the Dominance System and its dominance is 25.73%. Its parent peak is Ausangate and the Topographic isolation is 236 km (147 mi).

First Ascent

Chaupi Orco was first climbed by Werner Karl, Hans Richter and Hans Wimmer (Germany) August 1, 1957.

See also

References

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  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)
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  8. Biggar, John (2020). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers and Skiers. Andes. p. 153. ISBN 9780953608768.
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  14. USGS, EROS Archive. "USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  15. "ASTER GDEM Project". ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  16. "ALOS GDEM Project". ALOS EORC Jax Japan. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  17. TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X. "Copernicus Space Component Data Access". Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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