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South America / Peru / Kapillayuq
Record SL-863484 · Wikidata Q19757722

Kapillayuq

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Elevation
5,129 m
16,827 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
12.6083° S, 75.4572° W
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Description

Wikipedia

Kapillayuq (Quechua kapilla chapel (a borrowing from Spanish capilla), -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a chapel", also spelled Capillayoc) is a 5,129-metre-high (16,827 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Kapillayuq lies east of Walsa and west of the lake named Ñawinqucha.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Walsa 4,800 m W 269° 1.6 km
Puka Rumi 5,000 m SE 125° 3.1 km