Sentilo[1][2][3] (possibly Quechua for peccary)[4] is a 5,100-metre-high (16,700 ft)[1][2][3] mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru.[1][2][3] It is located in Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. Sentilo lies at the Punta Unión pass, the highest point of the Santa Cruz valley, south of the mountains Rinrijirca and Pucajirca, southwest of Taulliraju,[5] and northeast of mountains Artesonraju and Parón.[5][6]

Sentilo
Sentilo (center right, snowless) as seen from the Alpamayo-Quitaraju plateau
Highest point
Elevation	5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates	8°55′56″S 77°36′08″W
Geography
Sentilo Peru
Location	Ancash Region
Parent range	Andes, Cordillera Blanca
Climbing
First ascent	1-1955.[2]

Santa Cruz Creek originates near Sentilo.[5]

See also

• Lake Jatuncocha
• Lake Ichiccocha
• Quitaraju
• Caraz (mountain)

References

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