{{short description|Mountain in Peru}}
{{About|the mountain on the border of Bolivia and Peru|other uses|Chawpi Urqu (disambiguation){{!}}Chawpi Urqu (disambiguation)|other uses|Wisk'achani (disambiguation){{!}}Wisk'achani (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Chaupi Orco | other_name = '''Viscachani''' | image = Chaupi Orco from the west.jpg | image_caption = Chaupi Orco from the west | elevation_m = 6044 | elevation_ref = <ref name=pb>{{cite peakbagger |pid=8498 |name=Chaupi Orcoi |access-date=2010-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.andes-specialists.com/chaupi-orco-6044|title=Chaupi Orco|website=Andes Specialists|language=en|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref><ref name=otm>{{cite opentopomap|Chaupi Orco|-14.653333|-69.228333|2023-04-25}}</ref> | parent_peak = [[Ausangate]] (6384 m) | prominence_m = 1537 | prominence_ref = <ref name=pb/> | listing = [[Ultra-prominent peak|Ultra]] | range = [[Apolobamba]], [[Andes]] | country = {{enum|[[Bolivia]]|[[Peru]]}} | map = Peru#Bolivia | map_caption = Location in Peru on the border with Bolivia | map_size = 200 | label_position = left#right | coordinates = {{coord|14|39|12|S|69|13|42|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = <ref name=escale>escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)</ref> | topo = | type = | age = | first_ascent = 1 August 1957 - Werner Karl, Hans Richter, and Hans Wimmer (Germany)<ref name="Pietro Meciani"/><ref name="AAJ1958"/> | easiest_route = }} '''Chaupi Orco''' (possibly from the [[Quechua language|Quechua]] spelling ''Chawpi Urqu''; ''chawpi'' middle, center, ''urqu'' mountain)<ref>{{Ref Laime}}</ref> or '''Viscachani'''<ref name=escale/><ref name=Biggar>{{cite book|first=John|last=Biggar|title=The Andes: A Guide for Climbers and Skiers|date=2020 |isbn=9780953608768|page=153|publisher=Andes }}</ref> (possibly from the [[Aymara language|Aymara]] 'wisk'acha'' [[viscacha]])''<ref>{{Ref Bertonio}}</ref> is a mountain in the [[Andes]] on the border of [[Bolivia]] and [[Peru]]. It has a height of {{convert|6044|m|ft|0}}.<ref name=otm/> On the Bolivian side it is located in the [[La Paz Department (Bolivia)|La Paz Department]], [[Franz Tamayo Province]], [[Pelechuco Municipality]], and on the Peruvian side it lies in the [[Puno Region]], [[San Antonio de Putina Province|Putina Province]], [[Sina District]]. It lies north of [[Salluyu]].<ref name=escale/><ref name=igm>Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco</ref><ref name=ine>{{cite web|url=http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=020702&tipo=1 |title=Pelechuco |publisher=ine.gob.bo |access-date=December 13, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207134348/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=020702&tipo=1 |archive-date=December 7, 2014 }} (unnamed)</ref> Chaupi Orco is the highest peak of the [[Cordillera Apolobamba|Apolobamba]] mountain range.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Catálogo GeoBolivia - GeoBolivia|url=https://geo.gob.bo/geonetwork/srv/spa/catalog.search#/search?resultType=details&sortBy=relevance&any=provincias&from=1&to=20|access-date=2020-04-30|website=geo.gob.bo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=PERU|first=Autor: GEO GPS|title=Base de datos Perú - Shapefile - *.shp - MINAM - IGN - Límites Políticos|url=https://www.geogpsperu.com/2014/03/base-de-datos-peru-shapefile-shp-minam.html|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref>
== Elevation == Other data from available [[digital elevation models]]: [[SRTM]] yields 6001 metres,<ref>{{cite web|last1=USGS|first1=EROS Archive|title=USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps|url=https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/science/usgs-eros-archive-digital-elevation-srtm-coverage-maps?qt-science_center_objects=4#qt-science_center_objects|accessdate=12 April 2020}}</ref> [[ASTER (sensor)|ASTER]] 6028 metres,<ref>{{Cite web|title=ASTER GDEM Project|url=https://gbank.gsj.jp/madas/map/index.html|access-date=2020-04-14|website=ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp}}</ref> [[ALOS]] 6015 metres<ref>{{Cite web|title=ALOS GDEM Project|url=https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/en/aw3d30/index.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2020-04-14|website=ALOS EORC Jax Japan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721073313/http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/en/aw3d30/index.htm |archive-date=2015-07-21 }}</ref> and [[TanDEM-X]] 6071 metres.<ref>{{cite web|last1=TanDEM-X|first1=TerraSAR-X|title=Copernicus Space Component Data Access|url=https://spacedata.copernicus.eu/web/cscda/missions/tandem-x|accessdate=12 April 2020|archive-date=12 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412222329/https://spacedata.copernicus.eu/web/cscda/missions/tandem-x|url-status=dead}}</ref> The height of the nearest [[key col]] is {{cvt|4489|m}}, leading to a [[topographic prominence]] of {{cvt|1555|m}}.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Chaupi Orco|url=http://www.andes-specialists.com/chaupi-orco-6044|access-date=2020-04-12|website=Andes Specialists|language=en}}</ref> Chaupi Orco is considered a Mountain Range according to the ''Dominance System''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dominance - Page 2|url=https://www.8000ers.com/cms/en/dominance-mainmenu-178.html?start=1|access-date=2020-04-12|website=www.8000ers.com}}</ref> and its dominance is 25.73%. Its [[parent peak]] is [[Ausangate]] and the [[Topographic isolation]] is {{cvt|236|km}}.<ref name=":0" />
== First Ascent == Chaupi Orco was first climbed by Werner Karl, Hans Richter and Hans Wimmer (Germany) August 1, 1957.<ref name="Pietro Meciani">{{Cite book|last=Pietro Meciani|title=Le Ande|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref><ref name="AAJ1958">{{Cite aaj|title=South America, Bolivia, Cordillera Apolobamba|last=|first=|date=1958|volume=11|issue=1|pages=102|article_id=12195810202|access-date=2023-04-25}}</ref>
==See also== * [[List of mountains in the Andes]] * [[List of Ultras of South America]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [http://www.andes-specialists.com/chaupi-orco-6044 Elevation information about Chaupi Orco] * [https://www.meteoguru.com/en/pro/surface/?latlon=-14.6557,-69.2294 Weather Forecast at Chaupi Orco]
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