Suerococha | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1] |
Listing | List of mountains in Peru |
Coordinates | 10°17′11″S 76°58′33″W / 10.28639°S 76.97583°W |
Naming | |
Language of name | Quechua |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
Parent range | Andes, Huayhuash |
Suerococha (possibly from Quechua suyru a very long dress tracked after when worn, qucha lake, [2]) is a mountain in the west of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high, and the name of a small lake near the mountain. The mountain is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllon District. [3] Suyruqucha lies on a sub-range west of Yerupaja, northwest of Huacrish and Auxilio and northeast of Rajucollota.
The mountain might have been named after a little lake southwest of it. It lies in the Copa District of the Lima Region at 10°18′20″S 76°59′15″W / 10.30556°S 76.98750°W.
Suerococha | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1] |
Listing | List of mountains in Peru |
Coordinates | 10°17′11″S 76°58′33″W / 10.28639°S 76.97583°W |
Naming | |
Language of name | Quechua |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
Parent range | Andes, Huayhuash |
Suerococha (possibly from Quechua suyru a very long dress tracked after when worn, qucha lake, [2]) is a mountain in the west of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high, and the name of a small lake near the mountain. The mountain is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllon District. [3] Suyruqucha lies on a sub-range west of Yerupaja, northwest of Huacrish and Auxilio and northeast of Rajucollota.
The mountain might have been named after a little lake southwest of it. It lies in the Copa District of the Lima Region at 10°18′20″S 76°59′15″W / 10.30556°S 76.98750°W.