Cordillera Vilcanota
| Cordillera Vilcanota | ||
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 View from Qampa I to the east |
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| Highest peak | Nevado Ausangate ( 6384 m ) | |
| location | Regions of Cusco , Puno ( Peru )
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| part of | Peruvian Eastern Cordillera | |
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| Coordinates | 13 ° 45 ′ S , 71 ° 2 ′ W | |
 Quelccaya ice cap |
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The Cordillera Vilcanota (also Cordillera de Vilcanota ) is a mountain range in the Peruvian Eastern Cordillera of the Andes .
The Cordillera Vilcanota is located in southeastern Peru in the regions of Cusco and Puno , 75 km east-southeast of the regional capital Cusco . The 100 km long mountain range runs from its western end 20 km in the east-northeast, then about 35 km in the east-southeast and finally about 45 km to the south. The outflow-regulated glacial rim lake Laguna Sibinacocha is centrally located on the southern flank of the central mountain section. The southern flank of the mountain is drained by the Río Salcca and Río Pitumarca to the Río Vilcanota (upper reaches of the Río Urubamba ). The northwest flank is drained by the headwaters of the Río Yavero (also Río Paucartambo). There is the glacial edge lake Laguna Singrenacocha . The northeast flank is drained by the Río Araza and Río San Gabán to the Río Inambari . The extreme southeast of the mountains is drained via the Río Quenamari , a tributary of the Río Ramis , to Lake Titicaca .
The highest point of the Cordillera Vilcanota is the 6384 m high Nevado Ausangate . The mountains are relatively heavily glaciated. The glacier area was 539 km² towards the end of the 20th century. The Quelccaya Ice Cap , located in the east of the mountain range, forms the largest single glacier in Peru.
Web links
- Cordillera Oriental at USGS