Queshque Explained

Queshque
Map:Peru
Location:Peru, Ancash Region
Coordinates:-9.7744°N -77.2475°W
Elevation M:5630
Range:Andes, Cordillera Blanca
Other Name:Gueshgue, Pongos
Map Size:200

Queshque[1] (possibly from Quechua for a type of bromeliad[2]), or Gueshgue[3] is a 5630m (18,470feet) mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District, and in the Recuay Province, Catac District.

The volume of mass loss of the three glaciers of Queshque has been documented recently.[4] The glaciers feed Lake Qishqiqucha via the Tranca Ruri river.

The Austrian Alpine Club (OeAV) survey map represents Queshque as comprising three peaks with a different name each: Shahuanca, Jatunllacsa (the highest peak) and Gueshgue.[5] However, tourist maps of Cordillera Blanca show this mountain with the name of Pongos.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Stansell. Nathan D.. Rodbell. Donald T.. Abbott. Mark B.. Mark. Bryan G.. 2013. Proglacial lake sediment records of Holocene climate change in the western Cordillera of Peru. Quaternary Science Reviews. 70. 1–14. 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.03.003.
  2. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/New+localities+and+taxonomic+synopsis+of+Puya+mima+%28Bromeliaceae%29,+a...-a0248734312 thefreelibrary.com
  3. Book: Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  4. Mark. Bryan G.. Seltzer. Geoffrey O.. 2005. Evaluation of recent glacier recession in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru (AD 1962–1999): spatial distribution of mass loss and climatic forcing. Quaternary Science Reviews. 24. 20–21. 2265–2280. 10.1016/j.quascirev.2005.01.003.
  5. Book: Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. 978-3-937530-05-5.
  6. Book: Díaz, Felipe. Carta Turística. Cordilleras Blanca, Negra, Huayhuash y Callejón de Huaylas.. 2008–2009.