Kima Rumi

For the mountain on the border of the Lima Region and the Junín Region, Peru, see Kima Rumi (Lima-Junín).
Kima Rumi
Minas
Kima Rumi

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,459 m (17,910 ft)[1]
Coordinates 9°28′34″S 77°21′21″W / 9.47611°S 77.35583°W / -9.47611; -77.35583Coordinates: 9°28′34″S 77°21′21″W / 9.47611°S 77.35583°W / -9.47611; -77.35583
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Kima Rumi (Ancash Quechua kima three, rumi stone,[2] "three stones", also spelled Quimarumi), also known as Minas[1] (Spanish for mines), is a 5,459-metre-high (17,910 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Huaraz District. Kima Rumi lies on a ridge between the Qillqaywank'a valley and the Shallap valley, northwest of Qarwakancha and northeast of Qullapaqu.[1][3][4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 John F. Ricker, Yuraq Janka: A Guide to the Peruvian Andes, p. 100
  2. Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region)
  4. Oskar E. Busch, Peru: Die schönsten Wanderungen und Trekkingtouren, Rother Wanderführer (see sketch map on p. 103)
  5. John Biggar, The Andes: A Guide for Climbers (see. sketch map on p. 79)


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