Peaks above 6,000 metres

This is a list of the thirty-seven 6000 metre

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as defined by a regain height, or

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, above a col of 300m or more. This list is taken from the full set of Peruvian IGM maps alongside various climbing and mountaineering records. Heights are taken from the Peruvian IGM 1:100,000 series maps with the OEAV survey maps Alpenverienskarte sheets 0/3a and 0/3b published 1999 and 2005. and of the Cordillera Blanca (north and south) used where the IGM maps do not give spot heights. SRTM data has been used in a few places to confirm these heights, but due to the steep terrain is often unusableFerranti 2005, "Peru ultra-Prominences", op. cit.

Peaks less than 6000m

Many peaks in Peru frequently quoted as being over 6000m are under this height according to the most recent surveys published by the Peruvian IGM. These peaks include:- Pumasillo 5,991m, Lasunayoc 5,936m, Yanarahu 5,954m,

Artesonraju Artesonraju is a pyramidal mountain peak located near the city of Caraz in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. It is located at the Peruvian province of Huaylas and its slopes are within two cities: Santa Cruz and Caraz ...

5,999m,

Sabancaya Sabancaya is an active stratovolcano in the Andes of southern Peru, about northwest of Arequipa. It is considered part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, one of the three distinct volcanic belts of the Andes. The Central Volcanic Zone i ...

5,976m,

Palumani Palomani (possibly from Aymara, ''urpi, paluma'' dove, "the one with a dove (or doves)") is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It reaches a height of about . On the Bolivian side it is located in the ...

5,723m, Sara Sara 5,505m, Helancoma 5,367m.

Sub-peaks with less than 300m re-ascent

Other 6,000 m peaks which are often defined as individual peaks but which have less than 300 m of re-ascent or

, include:- Huandoy W 6,342 m (prominence between 200-250m), Sarapu 6,127 (prominence between 180-230m), Callangate North 6,000 m (less than 295m prominence). Qaras E (6025m) and

Rasac Rasac (possibly Quechua for toad) is a mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in west central Peru, part of the Andes. It has a summit elevation of , although other sources cite a height of . Rasac is a long, relatively squat mountain on the ...

(6,017 m) may or may not have 300m prominence. There is insufficient data on the relevant Peruvian IGM maps.

Mountain ranges

Peru is home to a number of mountain ranges, including the following:

References

; Sources consulted * ; Endnotes

External links

The lists can be contradictory but are all useful. They use different criteria of

or re-ascent for defining major peaks and sub-peaks.
"The 6000m peaks of the Andes"
- a comprehensive, up-to-date and well researched list. * at Peak Bagger.com – a hypertext list {{Peru lists *