Sentilo Explained

Sentilo
Map:Peru
Location:Ancash Region
Coordinates:-8.9322°N -77.6022°W
Elevation M:5100
Elevation Ref:[1]
First Ascent:1-1955.[2]
Map Size:240

Sentilo[3] (possibly Quechua for peccary)[4] is a 5100-highNaN-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. Sentilo lies at the Punta Unión pass, the highest point of the Santa Cruz valley, south of the mountains Rinrijirca and Pucajirca, southwest of Taulliraju,[5] and northeast of mountains Artesonraju and Parón.[6]

Santa Cruz Creek originates near Sentilo.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.summitpost.org/sentilo/155341 summitpost.org
  2. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes
  3. Book: Ricker, John. Yuraq Janka: A Guide to the Peruvian Andes. The Mountaineers Books. 1977. 9781933056708. 74.
  4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): sintiru. s. Cerdo montes.
  5. Book: Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. 3-928777-57-2.
  6. http://www.summitpost.org/piramide-paria-sentilo-and/147712 summitpost.org