Sahuasiray

Sahuasiray
Ccolque Cruz
The snow-covered Sahuasiray.
Highest point
Elevation5,818 m (19,088 ft)
Prominence1,920 m (6,300 ft)
ListingUltra
Coordinates13°12′50″S 71°59′18″W / 13.21389°S 71.98833°W / -13.21389; -71.98833
Geography
Sahuasiray
Peru
LocationCusco, Peru
Parent rangeUrubamba, Andes
Climbing
First ascentSahuasiray N: 1-1963 via E. ridge. Sahuasiray S: 1-1968

Sahuasiray (possibly from Quechua sawa matrimony, siray to sew,), Sawasiray, Colque Cruz or Ccolque Cruz (possibly from Aymara and Quechua qullqi silver, money, Spanish cruz cross, "silver cross"), is one of the highest mountains in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,818 metres (19,088 ft) high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, northwest of Calca. It is situated northeast of Chicón and Canchacanchajasa, southeast of Sirihuani and northwest of Condorhuachana.