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Cordillera Occidental (Peru)

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Nevado Huascarán (6746 m/22,133 ft)
Countries	Peru (99%), Bolivia (1%), Chile (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Arequipa (17%), Lima (10%), Ayacucho (9%), Ancash (9%), Cajamarca (8%), Apurímac (6%), Puno (5%), La Libertad (5%), Huancavelica (5%), Moquegua (4%), Piura (4%), Tacna (4%), Ica (4%), Cuzco (3%), Lambayeque (3%), Junín (2%), La Paz (1%), Tarapacá (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	369,494 sq km / 142,662 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	1,574 km / 978 mi North-South 1,287 km / 799 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	11° 22' S; 76° 49' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Cordillera Occidental (Peru)
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Cordillera Occidental (Peru).

Peruvian Andes	Level 3 (Parent)
Cordillera Occidental (Peru)	Level 4
Northern Cordillera Occidental	Level 5 (Child)
La Libertad Cordillera Occidental	Level 5 (Child)
Cordillera Negra	Level 5 (Child)
Cordillera Blanca	Level 5 (Child)
Central Cordillera Occidental	Level 5 (Child)
South Central Cordillera Occidental	Level 5 (Child)
Apurimac-Calpamayo Area	Level 5 (Child)
Cordillera Chila	Level 5 (Child)
Cordillera Ampato	Level 5 (Child)
Cordillera Volcanica	Level 5 (Child)
Cordillera Central (Peru)	Level 4 (Sibling)
Cordillera Oriental (Peru)	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Cordillera Occidental (Peru)

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Nevado Huascarán	6746	22,133	Cordillera Blanca
2.	Yerupajá	6617	21,709	Central Cordillera Occidental
3.	Nevado Coropuna	6405	21,014	Cordillera Chila
4.	Huantsan	6369	20,896	Cordillera Blanca
5.	Huandoy	6360	20,866	Cordillera Blanca
6.	Nevado Chopicalqui	6345	20,817	Cordillera Blanca
7.	Siula Grande	6344	20,814	Central Cordillera Occidental
8.	Chinchey	6309	20,699	Cordillera Blanca
9.	Nevado Ampato	6288	20,630	Cordillera Ampato
10.	Palcaraju	6274	20,584	Cordillera Blanca
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Nevado Huascarán	6746	22,133	Cordillera Blanca
2.	Yerupajá	6617	21,709	Central Cordillera Occidental
3.	Nevado Coropuna	6405	21,014	Cordillera Chila
4.	Nevado Ampato	6288	20,630	Cordillera Ampato
5.	Nevado Chachani	6057	19,872	Cordillera Volcanica
6.	Nevado Sara Sara	5506	18,064	Apurimac-Calpamayo Area
7.	Nevado Citac	5329	17,484	South Central Cordillera Occidental
8.	Rosco Grande	5188	17,021	La Libertad Cordillera Occidental
9.	Cerro Mishahuanga	4118	13,510	Northern Cordillera Occidental

Photos of Peaks in the Cordillera Occidental (Peru)

Nevado Huascarán: The icy majesty of Huascaran, highest peak in Peru.

Nevado Huascarán-Pico Norte: The icy majesty of Huascaran, highest peak in Peru.

Nevado Coropuna: Climbers passing round yareta plants enroute to the massive hulk of Coropuna, with the main summit on the left. Photo by Clark Edgeworth.

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