List of Andean peaks with known pre-Columbian ascents
# List of Andean peaks with known pre-Columbian ascents

This is an incomplete list of mountains in the Andes that are known to have had pre-Columbian ascents. It is divided into those peaks for which there is direct evidence of an ascent to the summit, and those peaks where evidence has been found only at a lower altitude on the mountain. Ascents were made for religious purposes by groups affiliated with the Inca Empire. These ascents sometimes involved the ritual child sacrifice known as qhapaq hucha.

## Mountains with known ascents to the summit

| Name | Elevation (m) | Location | Explanation |
| - | - | - | - |
| Acay | 5,770 | Argentina | Human bone and walls found on summit |
| Ampato | 6,288 | Peru | Juanita mummy found just under summit |
| Antofalla | 6,440 | Argentina | Summit shrine |
| Alto Toroni | 5,995 | Chile-Bolivia | Large summit platform |
| Colorado | 5,742 | Chile | Summit quadrangle |
| Chachani | 6,057 | Peru | Summit ruins, skeleton, firewood |
| Chañi | 5,930 | Argentina | Summit ruins |
| Chiliques | 5,778 | Chile | Summit ruin and firewood |
| del Plomo | 5,424 | Chile | Mummy found near summit |
| Galan | 5,912 | Argentina | Tombs and statuettes |
| Incahuasi | 6,621 | Chile-Argentina | Ruined walls near summit |
| Laguna Blanca | 6,012 | Argentina | Large platform and firewood near summit |
| Licancabur | 5,930 | Chile-Bolivia | Firewood and structures discovered on summit |
| Llullaillaco | 6,739 | Chile-Argentina | Dwellings and shrines on and near summit |
| Misti | 5,842 | Peru | walls, firewood, human sacrifices (the largest number of bodies found in The Andes) |
| Chuscha | 5,420 | Argentina | Summit platform, ruins, sacrifice victim |
| Copiapó | 6,052 | Chile | Summit ruins |
| Sairecabur | 5,971 | Chile-Bolivia | Firewood |
| Tambillos | 5,806 | Chile-Argentina | Summit platform, firewood |
| Pili | 6,046 | Chile | Small summit platform |
| Tortolas | 6,160 | Chile-Argentina | Summit platform |
| Paniri | 5,940 | Chile | Various structures on summit |
| Pichu Pichu | 5,665 | Peru | Walls, human sacrifice, firewood |
| Pular | 6,225 | Chile | Small dwelling and firewood found |
| Queva | 6,140 | Argentina | 1974 expedition found plundered shrine |
| Reclus | 6,275 | Argentina | Extensive summit constructions |
| Sara Sara | 5,505 | Peru | Stone wall discovered on summit 1921 |
| El Toro | 6,168 | Chile-Argentina | Mummy found in 1964 |

* Coropuna, main summit on the left, Kasulla on the right.
* There is a large platform on the summit of Alto Toroni.
* View of Licancabur from near San Pedro de Atacama.
* Antofalla seen from the north.
* Two small ruined dwellings at about 6700m on Llullaillaco seen from the summit.

## Mountains with evidence found at high altitude

| Name | Elevation (m) | Location | Explanation |
| - | - | - | - |
| Aconcagua | 6,959 | Argentina | Guanaco found at c.6900m, Child sacrifice at 5250m |
| Aucanquilcha | 6,176 | Chile | Inca ruins at 5400m |
| Mercedario | 6,700 | Argentina | Walls at c.6400m on summit ridge |
| Socompa | 6,030 | Chile-Argentina | Walls & structures at 5000-5700m |
| Coropuna | 6,425 | Peru | Inca pottery found |
| Hualca Hualca | 6,025 | Peru | Puma skin & coca leaves found near summit |
