Yana Ucsha | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,300 m (17,400 ft) [1] |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Junín Region, Huancayo Province |
Parent range | Andes, Huaytapallana |
Yana Ucsha (possibly from Quechua yana black, very dark, uqsha (locally), uqsa high altitude grass, [2] [3] Hispanicized spellings Yana Ucsha, Yanaucsha, Yanauscha, Yanahucsha, also Yanauksha) is a ridge in the Huaytapallana mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is also the name of a small lake at its feet at 11°55′58″S 75°2′30″W / 11.93278°S 75.04167°W.
The ridge is situated in the southern part of the main sector of the range, south of Huaytapallana. [1] It lies in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Huancayo District. [4] [5]
Beside the lake Yana Ucsha there are two larger lakes nearby named Jatuncocha and Carhuacocha.
Yana Ucsha | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,300 m (17,400 ft) [1] |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Junín Region, Huancayo Province |
Parent range | Andes, Huaytapallana |
Yana Ucsha (possibly from Quechua yana black, very dark, uqsha (locally), uqsa high altitude grass, [2] [3] Hispanicized spellings Yana Ucsha, Yanaucsha, Yanauscha, Yanahucsha, also Yanauksha) is a ridge in the Huaytapallana mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is also the name of a small lake at its feet at 11°55′58″S 75°2′30″W / 11.93278°S 75.04167°W.
The ridge is situated in the southern part of the main sector of the range, south of Huaytapallana. [1] It lies in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Huancayo District. [4] [5]
Beside the lake Yana Ucsha there are two larger lakes nearby named Jatuncocha and Carhuacocha.