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South America / Peru / Janq'u Uma
Record SL-863052 · Wikidata Q19421211

Janq'u Uma

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Elevation
4,900 m
16,076 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
14.5689° S, 69.4631° W
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Description

Wikipedia

Janq'u Uma (Aymara janq'u white, uma water, "white water", also spelled Ccancouma, Janjouma) is a mountain in the north of the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, Cuyocuyo District. Janq'u Uma lies northwest of the mountain Wilaquta, northeast of Qurwari and southwest of Utkhuqaqa. Two little streams named Janq'u Uma (Janjouma) and Qullqipirwa (Jolljepirhua) originate west and east of the mountain. They flow to the river Lawa Lawani which runs to the north. It belongs to the watershed of the Inambari River.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Utkhuqaqa 5,049 m N 20° 1.6 km
Vilacota 5,179 m SE 141° 3.1 km
Jorhuari 5,200 m SW 222° 3.2 km