Chaupi Orco (mountain) explained

Chaupi Orco
Other Name:Viscachani
Elevation M:6044
Elevation Ref:[1] [2]
Parent Peak:Ausangate (6384 m)
Prominence M:1537
Listing:Ultra
Range:Apolobamba, Andes
Map:Peru#Bolivia
Map Size:200
Label Position:left#right
Coordinates:-14.6533°N -69.2283°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]
First Ascent:1 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[3] [4] (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 6044m (19,829feet). 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] [5] [6] Chaupi Orco is the highest peak of the Apolobamba mountain range.[7] [8]

Elevation

Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6001 metres,[9] ASTER 6028 metres,[10] ALOS 6015 metres[11] and TanDEM-X 6071 metres.[12] The height of the nearest key col is, leading to a topographic prominence of .[13] Chaupi Orco is considered a Mountain Range according to the Dominance System[14] and its dominance is 25.73%. Its parent peak is Ausangate and the Topographic isolation is .

First Ascent

Chaupi Orco was first climbed by Werner Karl, Hans Richter and Hans Wimmer (Germany) August 1, 1957.[15] [16]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. 8498 . Chaupi Orcoi . 2010-01-30.
  2. Web site: Chaupi Orco. Andes Specialists. en. 2020-04-12.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)
  4. Book: Biggar, John. The Andes: A Guide for Climbers and Skiers. 2020 . 9780953608768. 153. Andes .
  5. Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco
  6. Web site: Pelechuco . ine.gob.bo . December 13, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141207134348/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=020702&tipo=1 . December 7, 2014 . (unnamed)
  7. Web site: Catálogo GeoBolivia - GeoBolivia. 2020-04-30. geo.gob.bo.
  8. Web site: PERU. Autor: GEO GPS. Base de datos Perú - Shapefile - *.shp - MINAM - IGN - Límites Políticos. 2020-04-30.
  9. Web site: USGS. EROS Archive. USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps. 12 April 2020.
  10. Web site: ASTER GDEM Project. 2020-04-14. ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp.
  11. Web site: ALOS GDEM Project. live. 2020-04-14. ALOS EORC Jax Japan. https://web.archive.org/web/20150721073313/http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/en/aw3d30/index.htm . 2015-07-21 .
  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: Chaupi Orco. 2020-04-12. Andes Specialists. en.
  14. Web site: Dominance - Page 2. 2020-04-12. www.8000ers.com.
  15. Book: Pietro Meciani. Le Ande.
  16. South America, Bolivia, Cordillera Apolobamba. 1958. AAJ. 102. 2023-04-25.

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