Alcamarinayoc Explained

Alcamarinayoc
Other Name:Colque Cruz
Elevation M:6102
Elevation Ref:[1]
Parent Peak:Callangate
Prominence M:1310
Prominence Ref:[2]
Range:Andes, Vilcanota
Location:Peru, Cusco Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-13.6997°N -71.0947°W
First Ascent:08/14/1957 - Craig Merrihue, William Hooker, Steven Jervis, Earle Whipple (USA)[3] [4] 08/14/1957 - Craig Merrihue, William Hooker, Steven Jervis, Earle Whipple (USA). 1-1953 via N. ridge: N. face-1974: S.E. ridge-1974: W.- E.traverse-1984: N. face direct-1987.[5]

Alcamarinayoc (possibly from Aymara and Quechua allqamari mountain caracara) or Colque Cruz (possibly from Aymara and Quechua qullqi money, silver, Spanish cruz cross) is a 6102m (20,020feet) mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District.[6] Alcamarinayoc lies northwest of the peak of Chumpe, north of Quevesere and northeast of Ichhu Ananta.[7]

First Ascent

Colque Cruz was first climbed by Craig Merrihue, William Hooker, Steven Jervis, Earle Whipple (USA) 14 August 1957.[8] [9]

Elevation

Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6069 metres,[10] ASTER 6050 metres[11] and TanDEM-X 6111 metres.[12] The height of the nearest key col is 4792 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 1310 meters.[13] Colque Cruz is considered a Mountain Subrange according to the Dominance System[14] and its dominance is 21.47%. Its parent peak is Callangate and the Topographic isolation is 7.9 kilometers.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nevado Alcamarinayoc. . IGN, Peru. January 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150119144734/http://www.ign.gob.pe/nomenclatorDigital/detalle.php?id=163282. January 19, 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: Colque Cruz / Alcamarinayoc / Allqamarinayuq. Andes Specialists. en. 2020-04-12.
  3. Book: Fantin. Le Ande.
  4. 1958. AAJ (American Alpine Journal). AAJ (American Alpine Journal). 60.
  5. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, Peru (Colquecruz I 6102m:)
  6. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  7. Web site: GEO GPS PERÚ. Base de datos Perú - Shapefile - *.shp - MINAM - IGN - Límites Políticos. 2020-04-30.
  8. Book: Fantin. Le Ande.
  9. 1958. AAJ (American Alpine Journal). AAJ (American Alpine Journal). 60.
  10. Web site: USGS. EROS Archive. USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps. 12 April 2020.
  11. Web site: ASTER GDEM Project. 2020-04-14. ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp.
  12. Web site: TanDEM-X. TerraSAR-X. Copernicus Space Component Data Access. 12 April 2020. 12 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200412222329/https://spacedata.copernicus.eu/web/cscda/missions/tandem-x. dead.
  13. Web site: Colque Cruz / Alcamarinayoc / Allqamarinayuq. 2020-04-12. Andes Specialists. en.
  14. Web site: Dominance - Page 2. 2020-04-12. www.8000ers.com.