Jatunhuma (possibly from

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''hatun'' big, superior, principal, ''uma'' mountain top / head), Jatunpampa (possibly from Quechua ''pampa'' plain)escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1(Cusco Region) showing "Nevado Jatunpampa" or Pico Tres (

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for "peak three") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the

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, about high. It is situated in the

Cusco Region Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth-largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de Dios and Puno ...

, Canchis Province,

Pitumarca District Pitumarca District is one of eight districts of the province Canchis in Peru. Geography The Willkanuta mountain range lies in the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are Chumpi, Chupika, Hatun Uma, Hatun Ñañu Punta, ...

, and in the Quispicanchi Province,

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. Hatunuma lies northwest of the large lake named Sibinacocha and southeast of Callangate.

First Ascent

Jatunhuma was first climbed by Günther Hauser, Theodore Achilles, Bernhard Kuhn and Wiedmann (Germany) 27 July 1957.

Elevation

Other data from available

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: SRTM 6078 metres,

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6026 metres and

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5969 metres. The height of the nearest

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is 5367

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, leading to a

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of 726

. Jatunhuma is considered a Mountain Subgroup according to the ''Dominance System'' and its dominance is 11.92%. Its

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is Alcamarinayoc and the

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is 6.8

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References

Mountains of the Department of Cusco Six-thousanders of the Andes Glaciers of Peru {{cusco-geo-stub

First Ascent

Elevation

See also

References