Ichocollo | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,423 [1] m (17,792 ft) |
Coordinates | 14°41′01″S 69°15′32″W / 14.68361°S 69.25889°W |
Geography | |
Location | Bolivia – Peru border |
Parent range | Andes, Apolobamba |
Ichocollo [2] [3] or Ichucollo [4] (possibly from Aymara jichu ichhu (Peruvian feather grass), qullu mountain) [5] is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range at the border of Bolivia and Peru, about 5,423 metres (17,792 ft) high. According to the Bolivian IGM (Instituto Geográfico Militar) map and a map edited by the Peruvian Ministry of Education it is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, near 14°41′57″S 69°14′55″W / 14.69917°S 69.24861°W. [2] [3] [6] According to reports of mountaineers, however, its position is more to the west on the Peruvian border [4] of the Puno Region, Putina Province, Ananea District, near 14°41′30″S 69°15′30″W / 14.69167°S 69.25833°W. This information is based on a DAV (Deutscher Alpenverein) map of 1957.
Statements about the height of Ichocollo also vary considerably.
Ichocollo | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,423 [1] m (17,792 ft) |
Coordinates | 14°41′01″S 69°15′32″W / 14.68361°S 69.25889°W |
Geography | |
Location | Bolivia – Peru border |
Parent range | Andes, Apolobamba |
Ichocollo [2] [3] or Ichucollo [4] (possibly from Aymara jichu ichhu (Peruvian feather grass), qullu mountain) [5] is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range at the border of Bolivia and Peru, about 5,423 metres (17,792 ft) high. According to the Bolivian IGM (Instituto Geográfico Militar) map and a map edited by the Peruvian Ministry of Education it is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, near 14°41′57″S 69°14′55″W / 14.69917°S 69.24861°W. [2] [3] [6] According to reports of mountaineers, however, its position is more to the west on the Peruvian border [4] of the Puno Region, Putina Province, Ananea District, near 14°41′30″S 69°15′30″W / 14.69167°S 69.25833°W. This information is based on a DAV (Deutscher Alpenverein) map of 1957.
Statements about the height of Ichocollo also vary considerably.