Sentilo
Mountain in Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mountain in Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sentilo[1][2][3] (possibly Quechua for peccary)[4] is a 5,100-metre-high (16,700 ft)[1][2][3] mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru.[1][2][3] 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.[5][6]
Sentilo | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 8°55′56″S 77°36′08″W |
Geography | |
Location | Ancash Region |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1-1955.[2] |
Santa Cruz Creek originates near Sentilo.[5]
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