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South America / Peru / Ancash / Jacabamba
Record SL-863196 · Wikidata Q13190425

Jacabamba

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Elevation
5,566 m
18,261 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
9.3219° S, 77.3208° W
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Jacabamba
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Description

Wikipedia

Jacabamba (possibly from Quechua qaqa rock, pampa a large plain, "rock plain") is a 5,566-metre-high (18,261 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District, in the Carhuaz Province, Marcará District, and in the Huari Province, Huari District. Jacabamba lies between mount Copap to the north and Chinchey to the south. Lake Rurichinchay lies at its feet. The rivers Jacabamba and Rurichinchay originate on the east side of the mountain and flow to the south-west. They belong to the watershed of the Marañón River.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Perlilla 5,587 m N 7° 2.0 km
Auqui 4,800 m SE 119° 3.7 km
Copap 5,570 m N 342° 4.5 km
Pucaraju 4,800 m E 97° 4.8 km
Tarush Huachanan 5,205 m NE 40° 4.9 km