Mitopunta Explained

Mitopunta
Elevation M:5571
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Huayhuash
Location:Peru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-10.4172°N -76.9344°W

Mitopunta[1] (possibly from Quechua mit'u, mitu mud, punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of)[2] [3] is a 5571m (18,278feet) mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Mitopunta lies on a sub-range west of the main range east of Huacshash. It is situated north of the Pumarinri valley.[1] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cerro Mitopunta. . IGN, Peru. March 10, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924033535/http://www.ign.gob.pe/nomenclatorDigital/carta.php?id=22380. September 24, 2015. dead.
  2. David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  3. http://de.scribd.com/doc/117176164/Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash-20-Oct-06 Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)