Callangate Explained

Callangate
Map:Peru
Location:Cusco Region, Peru
Label Position:left
Coordinates:-13.7314°N -71.16°W
Elevation M:6110
Parent Peak:Ausangate
Prominence M:1403
Prominence Ref:[1]
First Ascent:30 July 1957, Günther Hauser, Bernhard Kuhn (Germany)[2]
Map Size:200
Photo Size:220

Callangate or Ccallangate is a mountain massif in the Vilcanota mountain range of the Andes in Peru.[3] [4] Its highest point is Collpa Ananta[5] (possibly from Aymara and Quechua qullpa, "saltpeter"), also known as Chimboya, with an elevation of 6110m (20,050feet). Another peak in the massif is called Ccallangate. It lies in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District.[6] [7] Collpa Ananta is the second-highest peak in Cusco, and ranks as the 24th highest in Peru.[8] [9]

First ascent

Callangate was first climbed by Germans Günther Hauser and Bernhard Kuhn on 30 July 1957.[10]

Elevation

Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM 6104 metres.[11] The height of the nearest key col is 4707 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 1403 meters.[12] Callangate is considered a Mountain Subrange according to the Dominance System [13] and its dominance is 22.96%. Its parent peak is Ausangate and the Topographic isolation is 9.7 kilometers.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Callangate / Collpa Ananta / Cayangate. Andes Specialists. en. 2020-04-12.
  2. 1958. AAJ (American Alpine Journal). AAJ (American Alpine Journal). 109–110.
  3. Web site: Callangate. Andes Website. Andes.org.uk. John Biggar. September 7, 2016.
  4. Web site: Callangate - Peakbagger.com. peakbagger.com. 2016-09-08.
  5. Book: Peru 1:100 000, Ocongate (28-t). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  6. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  7. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/jog/latin_america/txu-oclc-224300691-sd19-05.jpg lib.utexas.edu
  8. Web site: Callangate - Cusco, Peru • peakery . Peakery.com . 2013-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014061949/http://peakery.com/callangate/ . 2013-10-14 . dead .
  9. Web site: PERU. Autor: GEO GPS. Base de datos Perú - Shapefile - *.shp - MINAM - IGN - Límites Políticos. 2020-04-30.
  10. 1958. AAJ (American Alpine Journal). AAJ (American Alpine Journal). 109–110.
  11. Web site: NASA. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission - Filled Data V2. 12 April 2020.
  12. Web site: Callangate / Collpa Ananta / Cayangate. 2020-04-12. Andes Specialists. en.
  13. Web site: Dominance - Page 2. 2020-04-12. www.8000ers.com.

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