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South America / Peru / Yuraqqucha (Lima-Junín)
Record SL-863291 · Wikidata Q13191386

Yuraqqucha (Lima-Junín)

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Elevation
5,100 m
16,732 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
11.5739° S, 76.2186° W
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Yuraqqucha (Lima-Junín)
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Description

Wikipedia

Yuraqqucha (Quechua yuraq white, qucha lake, "white lake", Hispanicized spelling Yuraccocha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District. Yuraqqucha lies northwest of a lake named Waqraqucha, the Antikuna mountain pass and the peak of Antikuna. Anta Q'asa, Sillaqaqa, Inka Kancha and Pukaqucha are situated west, southwest and northwest of Yuraqqucha. The mountain is named after a little lake south of it. It lies in the Chicla District at 11°35′3″S 76°12′49″W.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Pukaqucha (Junín-Lima) 5,100 m NW 331° 1.6 km
Sillaqaqa 5,000 m W 283° 2.1 km
Inka Kancha 5,146 m W 248° 2.6 km
Tictimachay 5,000 m S 182° 3.3 km
Anta Q'asa 5,000 m W 277° 4.0 km
Anticona 5,150 m E 107° 4.3 km