Salcantay

Salcantay, Salkantay or Sallqantay is the highest peak in the , part of the . It is in the Cusco Region, about 60 km west-northwest of the city of .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 6,271 metres
  • Description: mountain
  • Also known as: “Cerro Salcantay”, “Nevado Salcantay”, “Nevado Salccantay”, “Nevado Salkantay”, “Nevado Sarkantay”, “Nudo Salcantay”, and “Sargantai”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Jatunjasa.

Peak
Photo: McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0.
, also known as Incachiriasca…

Salcantay

Latitude
-13.3334° or 13° 20′ 0″ south
Longitude
-72.54361° or 72° 32′ 37″ west
Elevation
6,271 metres (20,574 feet)
Open location code
57R9MF84+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 690170321
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3930003
Wiki­data ID
Q730030
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Venetian—“Salcantay” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “薩康泰山”
  • Czech: “Salcantay”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Salkantay”
  • Dutch: “Salcantay”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سالكانتاى”
  • Esperanto: “Salkantai”
  • French: “Salcantay”
  • German: “Salcantay”
  • Italian: “Salcantay”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Salcantay”
  • Polish: “Salcantay”
  • Portuguese: “Salcantay”
  • Quechua: “Sallqantay”
  • Russian: “Салкантай”
  • Slovak: “Salcantay”
  • Spanish: “Salcantay”
  • Turkish: “Salkantay”
  • Ukrainian: “Салкантай”
  • Venetian: “Salcantay”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ichupata and Wayramachay.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lago Humantay and 7 Snakes.

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Worth a closer look: Machu Picchu and Cuzco.

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