| Mismi | |
|---|---|
 Mismi seen from South-East | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,597 m (18,363 ft) |
| Coordinates | 15°31′31″S 71°41′27″W / 15.52528°S 71.69083°W |
| Geography | |
  Mismi Peru | |
| Location | Arequipa Region, Peru |
| Parent range | Andes, Ch'ila mountain range |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Mismi is a 5,597-metre (18,363 ft) mountain peak of volcanic origin in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. A glacial stream on the Mismi was identified as the most distant source of the Amazon River in 1996;[1] this finding was confirmed in 2001[2] and again in 2007.[3] This claim has been challenged with three locations for the source of the Amazon identified, depending upon the definition of "source."[4] The waters from Mismi flow into the streams Carhuasanta and Apachita, which flow into the Apurímac River. It is a tributary of the Ucayali which later joins the Marañón to form the Amazon proper.
- ^ Source of the Amazon River Identified (Jacek Palkiewicz)
- ^ "Explorers Pinpoint Source of the Amazon". National Geographic News. Dec 21, 2000. Archived from the original on April 13, 2001. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- ^ "Amazon river 'longer than Nile'". BBC News. June 16, 2007. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- ^ Contos, James and Tripcevich, Nicholas (2014), "Correct Placement of the most distant stream of the Amazon River in the Mantaro River Drainage," Wiley Online Library,, p. 38, [1], accessed 6 Oct 2018