Cordillera Vilcanota
| Vilcanota mountain range | |
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Lake Sibinacocha with Chumpe in the background
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Ausangate |
| Elevation | 6,384 m (20,945 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Country | Peru |
| State/Province | Cusco Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
The Cordillera Vilcanota (Spanish for "Vilcanota mountain range", possibly from Aymara willka worship / sun, -n(i) a suffix, uta house, Willkanuta "house of the sun",) is a mountain range located in Peru southeast of Cusco, on the boundary between the regions of Cusco and Puno. It extends between 13°39' and 14°29'S and 70°31' and 71°20'W for about 80 km. It includes 469 glaciers.
To the east the rivers San Gabán and Azángaro are the natural boundary which separates it from the Carabaya range. The La Raya range near the La Raya pass is sometimes included or listed separately.
The highest mountain in the range is Ausangate which is also the fourth largest mountain in Peru. Other notable peaks including the Ayakachi group, the northern extension of the range, are listed below:
Sibinacocha is the largest of about 22 lakes in the range followed by Lake Singrenacocha northwest of it. Other notable lakes are Armaccocha, Jatun Pucacocha, Pucacocha and Huarurumicocha.
Coordinates: 13°46′S 71°18′W / 13.767°S 71.300°W
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