Sahuasiray | |
Map: | Peru |
Location: | Cusco, Peru |
Coordinates: | -13.2139°N -71.9883°W |
Elevation M: | 5818 |
Prominence M: | 1920 |
Prominence Ref: | [1] |
Listing: | Ultra |
Range: | Urubamba, Andes |
First Ascent: | Sahuasiray N: 1-1963 via E. ridge. Sahuasiray S: 1-1968[2] |
Other Name: | Ccolque Cruz |
Map Size: | 200 |
Sahuasiray[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (possibly from Quechua sawa matrimony, siray to sew,[6]), Sawasiray,[7] Colque Cruz or Ccolque Cruz[8] (possibly from Aymara and Quechua qullqi silver, money, Spanish cruz cross, "silver cross"), is one of the highest mountains in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5818m (19,088feet) high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, northwest of Calca. It is situated northeast of Chicón and Canchacanchajasa, southeast of Sirihuani and northwest of Condorhuachana.