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The 21 summits of the Cordillera de Vilcabamba
The Cordillera de Vilcabamba runs through Peru, and this is all of it: 21 catalogued summits, from Nevado Salcantay at 6 271 m down to Cerro Herpay at 5 040 m — 1 231 m between the first and the last, spread over roughly 100 km around 13.3° S, 72.7° W.
A range this size is climbed in two tiers. The main ridge is the first 9 — the summits within a sixth of the highest, and the goal wayly puts in front of you first. The whole range counts only once every one of the 21 is walked over.
The list is not hand-typed. wayly resolves it from the range itself against its summit catalogue — foothills under 60% of the highest left out, one summit mapped twice kept once — so it follows the mountains rather than someone's memory. And it fills itself in: a summit counts when a walk you recorded takes you over the top of it, not when you remember to tick a box.
The main ridge
Questions
What is the highest peak of the Cordillera de Vilcabamba?
Nevado Salcantay, at 6 271 m — the highest of the 21 summits of the range.
How many summits does the Cordillera de Vilcabamba have?
21 catalogued summits, from Nevado Salcantay (6 271 m) down to Cerro Herpay (5 040 m). The first 9 are the main ridge — the tier wayly asks you to finish before the whole range counts.
Where is the Cordillera de Vilcabamba?
In Peru, around 13.3° S, 72.7° W. The summits on this list are spread over about 100 km.
