Chicón Explained

Chicón
Map:Peru#South America
Location:Urubamba, Cusco Province, Peru
Coordinates:-13.2367°N -72.0561°W
Elevation M:5530
Listing:Andes
Range:Urubamba, Andes
First Ascent:1-1958: Via prominent snow gully on S.face & ridge[1]
Map Size:200
Photo Size:300

Chicón[2] or Chicon[3] [4] (possibly from Quechua ch'iqu workable stone) is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5530m (18,140feet) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District and in the Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. It is situated northeast of the town of Yucay, southeast of Pumahuanca and southwest of the Sirihuani. The southern part of Chicón is also known as Illahuamán.[5] It belongs to the Yucay District. It reaches a height of 50600NaN0.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
  2. Web site: Nevado de Chicon. Inventario Turistico del Perú. MINCETUR. 2016-07-14. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150625083935/http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=7171. 2015-06-25.
  3. Book: Peru 1:100 000, Urubamba (27-r). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  4. Book: Biggar, John. The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. 2005. Andes. 9780953608720. 113. en.
  5. Plan de Acondicionamiento Territorial 1ra Etapa Provincias de Calca y Urubamba - Diagnostico, Centro Guaman Poma de Ayala, June 2011, p. 70
  6. Web site: Nevado de Illahuaman. . mincetur. August 20, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815080219/http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=1767. August 15, 2016.