Dead Woman’s Pass

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Dead Woman’s Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, renowned for being its most challenging and iconic ascent.

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Dead Woman’s Pass canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ
accessedBy multi-day guided treks ⓘ
accessedFrom Cusco ⓘ
Ollantaytambo ⓘ
climate high-altitude mountain climate ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
dayOfTrek typically reached on the second day of the classic four-day Inca Trail ⓘ
difficulty strenuous ⓘ
elevation approximately 13828 feet above sea level ⓘ
approximately 4215 meters above sea level ⓘ
hasFeature exposed, often windy conditions ⓘ
steep stone steps ⓘ
thin air due to high altitude ⓘ
views of surrounding Andean peaks ⓘ
knownFor being the highest point on the classic Inca Trail ⓘ
being the most challenging ascent on the Inca Trail ⓘ
high-altitude trekking ⓘ
localName Warmiwañusqa ⓘ
localNameLanguage Quechua ⓘ
localNameMeaning Dead Woman ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
locatedInRegion Cusco Region ⓘ
locatedNear Machu Picchu ⓘ
locatedOn Inca Trail ⓘ
managedBy Peruvian authorities via Inca Trail regulations ⓘ
nameOrigin named for the silhouette of a woman lying on her back formed by the surrounding mountains ⓘ
nearbyFeature Pacaymayu Valley ⓘ
Warmiwañusqa ⓘ
partOf Inca Trail to Machu Picchu ⓘ
linked to: Inca Trail
popularWith adventure travelers ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ
trekkers ⓘ
requires Inca Trail permit to access ⓘ
risk altitude sickness ⓘ
routeType section of the classic Inca Trail route ⓘ
safetyConsideration requires acclimatization to altitude ⓘ
requires good physical fitness ⓘ
surface stone path and steps ⓘ
tourismImportance iconic landmark on the Inca Trail ⓘ
trailSection between Ayapata and Pacaymayu campsites on the Inca Trail ⓘ
usedFor adventure tourism ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
trekking ⓘ
weather can be cold and windy ⓘ
subject to rapid weather changes ⓘ

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Inca Trail → highestPoint → Dead Woman’s Pass ⓘ