Rit'ipata (Ayacucho)

Rit'ipata
Rit'ipata
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates13°25′45″S 74°41′30″W / 13.42917°S 74.69167°W / -13.42917; -74.69167
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province
Parent rangeAndes

Rit'ipata (Quechua rit'i snow, pata elevated place / above, at the top / edge, bank (of a river), shore, also spelled Ritipata) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province, Paras District. Rit'ipata lies south-west of the mountain Saywa Q'asa and north of the mountain Waranwallqa.