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South America / Peru / Challwaqucha
Record SL-863479 · Wikidata Q19460931

Challwaqucha

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Elevation
5,000 m
16,404 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
11.5119° S, 76.1358° W
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Description

Wikipedia

Challwaqucha (Quechua challwa 'fish', qucha 'lake', "fish lake", Hispanicized spelling Chalhuacocha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high, with a small lake of the same name. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District, southwest of Yawarqucha and Yuraqqucha. The mountain is named after a little lake on its western slope at 11°30′50″S 76°08′23″W.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Yuraqqucha (Yauli) 5,022 m NE 25° 1.6 km
Quchayuq 4,600 m NE 55° 4.2 km
Mit'u 5,000 m SW 232° 4.3 km
Yawarqucha 4,800 m NE 24° 4.4 km