Callangate

Callangate or Ccallangate is a mountain massif in the Vilcanota mountain range of the Andes in Peru. Its highest point is Collpa Ananta (possibly from Aymara and Quechua qullpa, "saltpeter"), also known as Chimboya, with an elevation of 6,110 metres (20,046 ft). Another peak in the massif is called Ccallangate. It lies in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Collpa Ananta is the second-highest peak in Cusco, and ranks as the 24th highest in Peru.

Callangate
Highest point
Elevation6,110 m (20,050 ft)
Prominence1,403 m (4,603 ft)
Parent peakAusangate
Coordinates13°43′53″S 71°09′36″W
Geography
Callangate
Peru
LocationCusco Region, Peru
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota
Climbing
First ascent30 July 1957, Günther Hauser, Bernhard Kuhn (Germany)
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