<P> The valley , running generally west to east , is understood to include everything along the Urubamba River between the town and Inca ruins at Písac westward to Machu Piccu , 100 kilometres ( 62 mi ) distant . The Sacred Valley has elevations above sea level along the river ranging from 3,000 metres ( 9,800 ft ) at Pisac to 2,050 metres ( 6,730 ft ) at the Urubamba River below the citadel of Macchu Piccu . On both sides of the river , the mountains rise to much higher elevations , especially to the south where two prominent mountains overlook the valley : Sahuasiray , 5,818 metres ( 19,088 ft ) and Veronica , 5,893 metres ( 19,334 ft ) in elevation . The intensely cultivated valley floor is about 1 kilometre ( 0.62 mi ) wide on average . Side valleys and agricultural terraces ( andenes ) expand the cultivatable area . </P>
what is the altitude of the sacred valley in peru
ranging from 3,000 metres ( 9,800 ft ) at Pisac to 2,050 metres ( 6,730 ft ) at the Urubamba River