Pishtac (Lima)

For the mythological figure in the Andes, see Pishtaco.
Pishtac
Pishtac is located in Peru
Pishtac
Pishtac
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,095 m (16,716 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°32′29″S 76°52′25″W / 10.54139°S 76.87361°W / -10.54139; -76.87361
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province
Parent rangeAndes

Pishtac (possibly from Ancash Quechua for slaughterer,[2] is a 5,095-metre-high (16,716 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Pishtac is southwest of Huayllajirca and northwest of a mountain called Chalhuacocha. A little lake named Tocto lies at its feet.[3]

  1. ^ Peru 1:100,000, Oyón 1549, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ^ homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006, see pishtay)
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Oyón Province (Lima Region)