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Pisco (5752m)

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Pisco stands at 5752 meters in Peru, part of the Cordillera Blanca, South America. This peak is classified as a Fold Mountain.

Pisco — 5,752m — Peru — watercolor illustration
Elevation
5752 m
Prominence
— m
Coordinates
-9.000000, -77.616667
Type
fold_mountain

Elevation Comparison

Sea Level 0 m Ben Nevis 1,345 m Mont Blanc 4,808 m Denali 6,190 m Mt. Everest 8,849 m Pisco 5752 m

About This Mountain

Pisco (5752m) is a fold mountain in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru. Grade 3/5: strenuous climb with technical sections demanding experience. Formed by tectonic compression, it displays layered rock strata typical of fold ranges. Routes involve exposed ridge sections and require careful route-finding.

Routes

Seasonal Conditions

Topographic Analysis

Contour Map

Topographic contour map of Pisco (5752m)

The topographic contour map of Pisco (5752m) in the Cordillera Blanca shows elongated parallel contours following the ridge axis. Contour lines are drawn at 100m intervals, with index contours (thicker lines) every 500m. The hypsometric color scale ranges from green (lower elevations) through yellow and orange to white (highest elevations near the 5,752m summit). Above 5,000m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

Elevation Profile

Elevation profile of Pisco (5752m)

The east–west elevation profile of Pisco (5752m) in the Cordillera Blanca shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 5,752m. The color gradient transitions from green (valley floor) to white (summit zone), with the red summit marker indicating the peak. The dashed blue snow line at 5,000m marks the approximate elevation above which permanent snow persists year-round.

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