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South America / Bolivia / Potosí / Iru Phutunqu
Record SL-860038 · Wikidata Q4985030

Iru Phutunqu

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Elevation
4,200 m
13,780 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
19.8883° S, 68.5417° W
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Iru Phutunqu
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Description

Wikipedia

Iruputuncu (possibly from Aymara iru spiny Peruvian feather grass, phutunqu a small vessel or a hole, pit, crater) is a mountain in the Andes in the Cordillera Occidental on the border of Bolivia and Chile. The Chilean side is in the Tarapacá Region, and the Bolivian side is in the Potosí Department, Daniel Campos Province, Llica Municipality. Iruputuncu is southeast of Mount Candelaria, west of the Salar de Uyuni salt flat and south of the Umani. It is about 4,200 m (13,780 ft) high.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Cerro de Irruputuncu 4,228 m S 200° 0.2 km
Cerro Patalani 4,410 m N 16° 5.0 km