Quntayqucha Punta | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 10°02′09″S 77°00′31″W / 10.03583°S 77.00861°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
Parent range | Andes, Wallanka |
Quntayqucha Punta ( Quechua quntay clay, gypsum or magnesia, qucha lake, punta peak, ridge, [2] [3] [4] Hispanicized spelling Contaycocha Punta) is a mountain in the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huasta District, [1] southwest of Chawpi Hanka.
The name of the mountain correlates with the name of a small lake at its feet, Quntayqucha (Contaycocha), [1] at 10°02′56″S 77°00′22″W / 10.04889°S 77.00611°W.
Quntayqucha Punta | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 10°02′09″S 77°00′31″W / 10.03583°S 77.00861°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
Parent range | Andes, Wallanka |
Quntayqucha Punta ( Quechua quntay clay, gypsum or magnesia, qucha lake, punta peak, ridge, [2] [3] [4] Hispanicized spelling Contaycocha Punta) is a mountain in the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huasta District, [1] southwest of Chawpi Hanka.
The name of the mountain correlates with the name of a small lake at its feet, Quntayqucha (Contaycocha), [1] at 10°02′56″S 77°00′22″W / 10.04889°S 77.00611°W.