The 5500-6000m peaks of the Andes - page 1
This page last updated on 14th December 2023.
This page lists the peaks of height 5780m-5999m in the Andes, peaks number 101-200 in our lists. We have now listed and located all the 5000m peaks in the Andes (with over 400m re-ascent) on this website, about 860 peaks over 5000m, spread over four big files!!!
Heights in red below have been revised due to digital elevation data (mainly SRTM data) or digital photo analysis. Many thanks to Jonathan de Ferranti (2005) and Eberhard Jurgalski (2013 thru to 2015) for help with this.
Go to peaks 201-300 (5624m-5780m)
Go to peaks 301-394 (5500m-5622m)
Go to index of all 5000m peak lists
This list © 1999 - 2023 John Biggar. This list is now believed to be about 99% accurate i.e. there are probably 10 or so peaks not included that should be and perhaps one or two included that should not be. All heights are in metres.
We also now have a list of all the 300 or more peaks on this website in alphabetical order
The criterion used to select this list is a re-ascent height (prominence) of 400m from any higher peak. Peak numbers follow on from our list of the 100 peaks over 6000m, so start at number 101.
The grid co-ordinates are included to help distinguish un-named and similarly named peaks. They are for the top right (i.e. NE) corner of the latitude-longitude block in which the mountain appears, this is the usual convention on South American maps.
The peaks are arranged in groups of ten. An asterisk by the date of first ascent denotes a peak known to have had a Pre-Columbian ascent, or on which "Inca" ruins have been found high up. The date of the first modern ascent is also given when known. Dates in brackets indicate a disputed first ascent.
The 5000m peaks of the Andes - Page 1
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A red asterisk * means there is some clarification in the notes at the foot of the table.
| PEAK | HEIGHT | GRADE |
AREA |
GRID |
COUNTRY |
FIRST ASCENT | |
| 101 to 110 | |||||||
| 101 | Artesonraju * | 5999 | AD/D | Cord. Blanca | 0877 | Peru |
1932 |
| 102 | Capurata * | 5996 | F | Cord.Occidental | 1869 | Chile-Bolivia | 1967 |
| 103 | Alto Toroni (Sillajguay) * | 5995 | F | Cord.Occidental | 1968 | Chile-Bolivia | 2013 * |
| 104 | Polleras | 5993 | n/k | High Andes | 3369 | Chile-Argentina | 1908 |
| 105 | Sairecabur | 5992 | F | Cord. Occidental | 2267 | Chile-Bolivia | 1980 |
| 106 | Pumasillo | 5991 | n/k | Cord. Vilcabamba | 1372 | Peru | 1957 |
| 107 | c.5990 | AD | Cord. Blanca | Peru | 1939 | ||
| 108 | El Muertito * | 5988 | F | Puna | 2768 | Argentina-Chile | 2010-11 |
| 109 | Tacora | 5980 | n/k | Cord.Occidental | 1769 | Chile | 1904 |
| 110 | Caraz * | c.5980 | AD/D | Cord. Blanca | Peru | 1955 | |
| 111 to 120 | |||||||
| 111 | Sabancaya * | 5976 | F | Cord. Occidental | 1571 | Peru | 1966 |
| 112 | Puntiagudo | 5960 | F | Puna | 2768 | Argentina-Chile | 2011 |
| 113 | Pajonales | 5958 | F | Northern Puna | 2468 | Chile | 1996 or earlier |
| 114 | Plata | 5955 | F | High Andes | 3369 | Argentina | 1925 |
| 115 |
Contrahierbas * (Yanaraju) |
5954 | AD/D | Cord. Blanca | 0977 | Peru | 1939 |
| 116 | 5953 | n/k | High Andes | 3370 | Argentina-Chile | 1911 | |
| 117 | Polapi | 5949 | F | Cord. Occidental | 2168 | Chile | ???? |
| 118 | 5947 | AD/D | Cord. Blanca | 0877 | Peru | 1957 | |
| 119 | Caquella o Callijon | 5947 | n/k | Occidental | 2167 | Bolivia | 1984 |
| 120 | Paniri | 5946 | F | Cord. Occidental | 2268 | Chile | 1980 |
| 121 to 130 | |||||||
| 121 | Luracatao (Pilar de las Pailas) | 5946 | Puna | 2566 | Argentina |
1984 |
|
| 122 | 5940 | PD/AD | High Andes | 3269 | Argentina | 1938 | |
| 123 | 5935 | F | Puna | 2868 | Argentina | ???? | |
| 124 | Polacos | 5935 | n/k | High Andes | 3269 | Argentina | 1937 |
| 125 | Chañi | 5930 | F | Northern Puna | 2465 | Argentina | 1901 |
| 126 | Licancabur | 5930 | F | Cord Occidental | 2267 | Chile-Bolivia | 1884 |
| 127 | Nuevo Mundo | 5929 | F | Cord. Lipez | 2166 | Bolivia | 1903 |
| 128 | 5927 | F | Puna | 2667 | Argentina | 2017 | |
| 129 | Aguas Calientes | 5924 | F | Northern Puna | 2367 | Chile | 1971 |
| 130 | Mulas Muertas | 5921 | F | Puna | 2668 | Chile | ???? |
| 131 to 140 | |||||||
| 131 | Piedra Parada (Azufrera) | 5920 | F | Puna | 2668 | Chile | 1976 |
| 132 | Lag. Escondida | 5918 | F | Puna | 2668 | Argentina | pre 2016 |
| 133 | Humantay | 5917 | Cord.Vilcabamba | 1372 | Peru | 1956 | |
| 134 | Cololo | 5915 | Cord. Apolobamba | 1469 | Bolivia | 1957 | |
| 135 | Moro (Majadita S) | 5915 | Agua Negra | 3069 | Argentina | ||
| 136 | Galan | 5912 | F | Puna | 2567 | Argentina | 1953 |
| 137 | 5909 | Puna | 2668 | Chile | |||
| 138 | Falso Azufre | 5906 | F | Puna | 2668 | Argentina-Chile | ???? |
| 139 | 5904 | F | Puna | 2768 | Argentina | 2010 | |
| 140 | Chucula | 5900 | Puna | 2667 | Argentina | 2005 | |
| 141 to 150 | |||||||
| 141 |
Soreguera (Sonequera) |
5899 | Cord. Lipez | 2267 | Bolivia | ||
| 142 | Chulu Bayo | 5898 | F | Puna | 2768 | Argentina-Chile | 2012 |
| 143 | Ticlla | 5897 | Cord. Central | 1275 | Peru | 1963 | |
| 144 | 5897 | F/PD | Ecuador | 0078 | Ecuador | 1872 | |
| 145 | Putana | 5890 | Cord. Occidental | 2267 | Chile-Bolivia | ???? | |
| 146 | 5890 | F | Northern Puna | 2367 | Chile | 1972 | |
| 147 | Puntas Negras | 5890 | F | N Puna | 2367 | Chile | |
| 148 | 5887 | F | High Andes | 3169 | Argentina | 1956 | |
| 149 | 5886 | F | Puna | 2668 | Chile | ???? | |
| 150 | 5885 | Cord Blanca | 0877 | Peru | 1957 | ||
| 151 to 160 | |||||||
| 151 | dos Conos | 5880 | F | Puna | 2668 | Argentina | 1965 |
| 152 | Loromayu | 5880 | Lipez | 2267 |
Bolivia |
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| 153 | 5882 | Occidental | 2167 | Bolivia | 2011 or earlier | ||
| 154 | Comandante Cabot (Majadita Norte) | 5879 | F | Agua Negra | 3069 | Argentina | 2010 |
| 155 | Ulta | 5875 | Cord Blanca | 0977 | Peru | 1961 | |
| 156 | Laguna Verde | 5872 | Puna | 2668 | Chile | 1971 | |
| 157 | 5871 | Cord Real | 1568 | Bolivia | 1962 | ||
| 158 | Jotabeche | 5870 | F | Puna | 2769 | Chile | 1994 * or earlier |
| 159 |
Carabaya (Cibaray) |
5869 | Cord Occidental | 1968 | Bolivia | ???? | |
| 160 | Mururata | 5869 | F | Cord Real | 1667 | Bolivia | 1915 |
| 161 to 170 | |||||||
| 161 | 5868 | F | Cord Occidental | 2168 | Chile-Bolivia | 1888 | |
| 162 | del Potro | 5864 | F | High Andes | 2869 | Argentina-Chile | 1971 |
| 163 | San Pedro | 5860 | F | Northern Puna | 2266 | Argentina | |
| 164 | Volcan San Jose | 5856 | F | High Andes | 3369 | Chile-Argentina | 1931 |
| 165 |
Casiri |
5857 | Cord Real | 1568 | Bolivia | 1972 | |
| 166 | 5853 | PD | Apolobamba | 1469 | Peru | 1958 | |
| 167 | 5850 | F | Puna | 2668 | Argentina | 1965 | |
| 168 | Tinte | 5849 | Cord. Lipez | 2267 | Bolivia-Argentina | 1939 | |
| 169 | 5848 | Cord Occidental | 2168 | Chile | ???? | ||
| 170 | San Juan | 5843 | Blanca | 0977 | Peru | 1957 | |
| 171 to 180 | |||||||
| 171 | San Lorenzo | 5841 | F | Agua Negra | 3069 | Argentina-Chile | 1996 |
| 172 | Tomasamil | 5840 | Occidental | 2167 | Bolivia | 2011 or earlier | |
| 173 | Putre (Taapaca) | 5840 | F | Cord Occidental | 1869 | Chile | 1979 |
| 174 | 5837 | F | N. Puna | 2567 | Argentina | 1958 | |
| 175 | Taulliraju | 5830 | Blanca | 0877 | Peru | 1956 | |
| 176 | 5829 | F | Puna | 2768 | Argentina | 1996 | |
| 177 | 5827 | PD/AD | Apolobamba | 1469 | Peru | 1958 | |
| 178 | Huellancalloc (Pupuya) | 5825 | Cord Apolobamba | 1569 | Bolivia | 1957 | |
| 179 | 5822 | F | Cord Occidental | 1671 | Peru | 1784 | |
| 180 | Pastos Grandes | 5820 | Cord Occidental | 2167 | Bolivia | ||
| 181 | unnamed * | 5819 | Cord Occidental | 2267 | Chile-Bolivia | ||
| 182 | Sahuasiray | 5818 | Cord. Urubamba | 1371 | Peru | 1963 | |
| 183 | Tutupaca | 5815 | Cord Occidental | 1770 | Peru | 1950 | |
| 184 | Parofes | 5811 | Puna | 2768 | Argentina | 2015 | |
| 185 | Tocorpuri | 5808 | F | Cord Occidental | 2267 | Chile-Bolivia | 1939 |
| 186 |
Tambillos |
5806 | Agua Negra | 2869 | Chile-Argentina | 1969 | |
| 187 | Allincapac (Schio) | 5805 | Cord. Aricoma | 1377 | Peru | 1960 | |
| 188 |
Tapaquilcha (Aguas Calientes) |
5800 | Cord. Occidental | 2167 | Bolivia | ||
| 189 | Huanacuni | 5796 | Apolobamba | 1469 | Bolivia | ???? | |
| 190 |
de la Aguada (Camucho) |
5795 | N. Puna | 2567 | Argentina | 1904 | |
| 191 | Chaupiquiña | 5795 | Cord. Occidental | 1769 | Chile-Peru | 19?? | |
| 192 | Lejia | 5793 | N Puna | 2367 | Chile | 1980 | |
| 193 | Cayambe | 5790 | PD | Ecuador | 0177 | Ecuador | 1880 |
| 194 | Puquintica | 5790 | Cord Occidental | 1868 | Chile-Bolivia | ||
| 195 | Quimsachata | 5785 | Cord.Occidental | 1968 | Chile-Bolivia | ???? | |
| 196 | Abasraju | 5785 | Cord. Blanca | 0877 | Peru | 1978 | |
| 197 | Leon Muerto | 5785 | Puna | 2668 | Chile | ||
| 198 | Nocarane | 5784 | F | Cord. Occidental | 1671 | Peru | 19?? |
| 199 | Llongote | 5780 | Central | 1275 | Peru | 1963 | |
| 200 | Alccachaya (Intermedio) | 5780 | PD | Cord. Vilcanota | 1370 | Peru | 1956 |
Go to Peaks 201-300 (5624-5780m)
Go to Peaks 301-394 (5500-5624m)
Go to Peaks 399-855 (5000-5499m)
***** Notes :-
101 - Artesonraju, 107 Tocllaraju, 110 Caraz and 115 Contrahierbas - may be
over 6000m. DAV 1930's survey heights are 6025, 6034, 6025 and 6036m respectively. The
heights for Artesonraju and Contrahierbas given here are from the (possibly less accurate) PIGM 1950's
surveys/maps. Caraz and Tocllaraju are best guesses from digital elevation data
and photo-analysis. I have a
strong suspicion that many of the original DAV heights will be lower due to glacier/snow
melt.
102 - Capurata - may be over 6000m. SRTM data give a height of at least
5979m. 5996 was my handheld GPS reading in 2014.
104 - Polleras 5993m - The
latest ChIGM 1:50,000 map shows a height of 6024m. Needs a survey!
108 - El Muertito - SRTM data indicate it may be as high as 6005m and may also have (or
not have) 400m prominence!!! 5988 was my GPS reading in 2015.
103 - Alto Toroni - is another candidate that may be over 6000m. SRTM data give a height of at least
5981m. 5995 is another of my GPS readings, this time from 2013.
111 - Sabancaya - may not have sufficient prominence, very close to the
400m level
181 - unnamed 5819 - may not have sufficient prominence, very close to the 400m level
This list and all photos unless stated © 1999-2023 John Biggar.
SOURCES FOR HEIGHTS USED ON THIS WEBSITE
In areas of South America the heights of some peaks are still subject to debate. Some Argentine peaks have AIGM survey heights that are 300m higher than the Chilean heights. The main areas for which no accurate survey maps exist are the Mercedario to Tupungato area of Argentina and the Patagonian ice-caps area. The heights given on this site are thought to be generally the most accurate figures taken from the following sources. Neate's book was sometimes used when no survey height was available. In some uncertain areas confirmation, or at least corroboration, of many heights has been sought from the digital elevation data and/or from photographic analysis.
Venezuela and Colombia - Neate, confirmed where possible in Colombia by CIGM 1:100,000
Ecuador - IGM 1:50,000 newest sheet available.
Peru - IGM 1:100,000 sheets. The AV 1930's surveys of the Cordillera Blanca have been used where the PIGM sheets do not give a height (Note - the AV heights are mostly 20-30m higher than PIGM heights)
Bolivia - The AV maps for the Illimani and Ancohuma areas, otherwise BIGM 1:50,000 sheets or 1:250,000 sheets. Digital elevation data was used to confirm or change many heights in poorly surveyed areas, particularly the Cordillera Lipez.
Argentina - many from Argentine IGM 1:250,000 sheets. However much digital elevation data was used to confirm or change many heights in poorly surveyed areas.
Chile and Chile/Bolivia and Chile/Argentina border peaks - Chilean IGM 1:50,000 or 1:250,000 sheets, which are generally much more modern than Argentine surveys in this area. Digital elevation data was used to confirm or change many heights in poorly surveyed areas.
Patagonia - ChIGM 1:250,000 sheets where possible, Andes Patagonicos sheets for peaks on the icecaps, Fitzroy area and Cord. Darwin with some more important heights confirmed (where possible) by digital elevation data.
