Chaupi Orco (mountain)

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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.jpg
Chaupi Orco from the west.jpg
Highest point
Elevation6,044 m (19,829 ft)[1][2]
Prominence1,537 m (5,043 ft)[1]
Parent peakAusangate
ListingUltra
Coordinates14°39′12″S 69°13′42″W / 14.65333°S 69.22833°W / -14.65333; -69.22833Coordinates: 14°39′12″S 69°13′42″W / 14.65333°S 69.22833°W / -14.65333; -69.22833[3]
Geography
Chaupi Orco is located in Peru
Chaupi Orco
Chaupi Orco
Location in Bolivia, on the border with Peru
LocationBolivia – Peru border
Parent rangeApolobamba, Andes
Climbing
First ascent01/08/1957 - Werner Karl, Hans Richter, and Hans Wimmer (Germany)[4][5]

Chaupi Orco (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Chawpi Urqu; chawpi middle, center, urqu mountain)[6] or Viscachani[3][7] (possibly from the Aymara 'wisk'acha viscacha)[8] is a mountain in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It has a height of 6,044 metres (19,829 ft).[1] 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.[3][9][10] Chaupi Orco is the highest peak of the Apolobamba mountain range.[11][12]

Elevation[]

Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6001 metres,[13] ASTER 6028 metres,[14] ALOS 6015 metres[15] and TanDEM-X 6071 metres.[16] The height of the nearest key col is 4489 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 1555 meters.[17] Chaupi Orco is considered a Mountain Range according to the Dominance System [18] and its dominance is 25.73%. Its parent peak is Ausangate and the Topographic isolation is 236 kilometers.[17]

First Ascent[]

Chaupi Orco was first climbed by Werner Karl, Hans Richter and Hans Wimmer (Germany) August 01st 1957.[19][20]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Chaupi Orcoi". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  2. ^ "Chaupi Orco". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)
  4. ^ Pietro Meciani. Le Ande.
  5. ^ "AAJ". AAJ: 102. 1958.
  6. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  7. ^ John Biggar, The Andes: A Guide for Climbers and Skiers, ISBN 9780953608768, p. 153
  8. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  9. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco
  10. ^ "Pelechuco". ine.gob.bo. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014. (unnamed)
  11. ^ "Catálogo GeoBolivia - GeoBolivia". geo.gob.bo. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  12. ^ PERU, Autor: GEO GPS. "Base de datos Perú - Shapefile - *.shp - MINAM - IGN - Límites Políticos". Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  13. ^ USGS, EROS Archive. "USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  14. ^ "ASTER GDEM Project". ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  15. ^ "ALOS GDEM Project". ALOS EORC Jax Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  16. ^ TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X. "Copernicus Space Component Data Access". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b "Chaupi Orco". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  18. ^ "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  19. ^ Pietro Meciani. Le Ande.
  20. ^ "AAJ". AAJ: 102. 1958.


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