Cordillera Occidental (Peru)| Range Type | Mountain range with well-recognized name | | Highest Point | Nevado Huascarán (6768 m/22,205 ft) | | Countries | Peru (99%), Bolivia (1%), Chile (1%)
(numbers are approximate percentage of range area) | | States/Provinces | Arequipa (17%), Lima Region (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 | 369,026 sq km / 142,481 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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Major Peaks of the Cordillera Occidental (Peru)| Ten Highest Peaks | | Rank | Peak Name | m | ft | Range5 | | 1. | Nevado Huascarán | 6768 | 22,205 | Cordillera Blanca | | 2. | Nevado Yerupajá | 6617 | 21,709 | Central Cordillera Occidental | | 3. | Nevado Coropuna | 6405 | 21,014 | Cordillera Chila | | 4. | Nevado Huandoy | 6395 | 20,981 | Cordillera Blanca | | 5. | Nevado Corpuna-Casulla | 6377 | 20,922 | Cordillera Chila | | 6. | Nevado Huantsan | 6369 | 20,896 | Cordillera Blanca | | 7. | Nevado Chopicalqui | 6354 | 20,846 | Cordillera Blanca | | 8. | Siula Grande | 6344 | 20,814 | Central Cordillera Occidental | | 9. | Nevado Coropuna-Pico Este | 6305 | 20,686 | Cordillera Chila | | 10. | Nevado Ampato | 6288 | 20,630 | Cordillera Ampato | | 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 | 6768 | 22,205 | Cordillera Blanca | | 2. | Nevado 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 | 5505 | 18,061 | Apurimac-Calpamayo Area | | 7. | Nevado Citac | 5328 | 17,480 | South Central Cordillera Occidental | | 8. | Cerro Llamacpunta | 5120 | 16,798 | Cordillera Negra | | 9. | Rosco Grande | 5118 | 16,791 | La Libertad Cordillera Occidental | | 10. | Cerro Mishahuanga | 4118 | 13,510 | Northern Cordillera Occidental |
Photos of Peaks in the Cordillera Occidental (Peru)
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