Huaytapallana mountain range explained

Huaytapallana mountain range
Country:Peru
Region:Junín Region
Parent:Andes
Length Orientation:N-S
Highest:Huaytapallana
Elevation M:5557
Map:Peru#South America
Label:Huaytapallana mountain range
Length Km:17

The Huaytapallana mountain range (possibly from Quechua wayta wild flower, a little bunch of flowers, pallay to collect, pallana an instrument to collect fruit; collectable, Waytapallana "a place where you collect wild flowers") lies in the Junín Region in the Andes of Peru. It extends between 11°47' and 11°56'S and 75°00' and 75°05'W for about 17 km.[1] The surface area of the zone is 378'40 km2. The range is located in the provinces of Concepción and Huancayo.

In 2011 Huaytapallana was declared an Area of Regional Conservation by Supreme Decrete No. 018-2011-MINAM. The area of 22,406.52 ha is situated in the districts of El Tambo, Huancayo, Pariahuanca and Quilcas of the Huancayo Province and in the Comas District of the Concepción Province.[2]

Mountains

The highest mountain in the range is Huaytapallana at 5557m (18,232feet) (Lasuntay). Other mountains are listed below:[3] [4] [5]

Lakes

The zone contains six lakes:

Accessibility

The Huaytapallana mountain range is about 2 hours drive from the city of Huancayo in the Junín Region. It is located 8 hours north-east of Lima.

For mountaineers in the mountain range, the departure point is called Virgen de las Nieves (Virgin of the Snow), located at 4800-1NaN-1. At the Virgen de las Nieves there are two itineraries after which the ascent to the tip of the Huaytapallana can be completed.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1386i/peru/central.html usgs.gov
  2. El Presidente de la República, Decreto Supremo que establece el Área de Conservación Regiona Huaytapallana, Decreto Supremo 018-2011-MINAM
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region)
  4. Web site: Jauja (map). . IGN, Peru. June 10, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610090929/http://www.ign.gob.pe/nomenclatorDigital/carta.php?id=163680. June 10, 2015. dead.
  5. Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera Huaytapallana, Peru, in: The Alpine Journal, 2009, p. 161-167