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South America / Peru / Ancash / Copap
Record SL-863116 · Wikidata Q17086612

Copap

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Elevation
5,570 m
18,274 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
9.2833° S, 77.3333° W
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Description

Wikipedia

Copap (possibly from Quechua qupa the mineral turquoise and the turquoise color, -p a suffix,) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru whose summit reaches about 5,570 metres (18,274 ft) or 5,579 metres (18,304 ft) above sea level depending on the source. It is located in Chacas District, Asunción Province, Ancash; in the same massif as Perlilla which belongs to the glacial system of Copap. In 1998, it was reported to have the longest glacier in the Cordillera Blanca range (7 kilometres (4 mi)).

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Perlilla 5,587 m SE 145° 2.9 km
Pomabamba 5,300 m W 256° 4.3 km
Jacabamba 5,566 m S 162° 4.5 km
Tarush Huachanan 5,205 m E 97° 4.5 km