Sitaq

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Sitaq
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Sitaq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,304 m (17,402 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 12°48′7″S75°14′8″W / 12.80194°S 75.23556°W / -12.80194; -75.23556 Coordinates: 12°48′7″S75°14′8″W / 12.80194°S 75.23556°W / -12.80194; -75.23556  
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta [1]
Climbing
First ascent 1961 [1]

Sitaq (Quechua, hispanicized spelling Citac) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,304 metres (17,402 ft) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, on the border of the districts Acobambilla and Nuevo Occoro. [2] The ridge of Sitaq, formed like a semicircle, lies west of the lake Tipiqucha.

Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

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Peru republic in South America

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Huancavelica Region Region in 7 provinces and 94 districts, Peru

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate, RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province (Huancavelica Region)


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