Runtuy

Runtuy

Jirishanca and Runtuy
Highest point
Elevation 5,870 m (19,260 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°13′19″S 76°54′50″W / 10.22194°S 76.91389°W / -10.22194; -76.91389Coordinates: 10°13′19″S 76°54′50″W / 10.22194°S 76.91389°W / -10.22194; -76.91389
Geography
Runtuy

Peru

Location Ancash Region, Huánuco Region
Parent range Andes, Waywash

Runtuy (Quechua runtuy to hail / to lay an egg[2] hispanicized spelling Rondoy) is a mountain in the north of the Waywash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,970 metres (19,587 ft) high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllón District, and in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District. Runtuy lies north of Yerupaja and Jirishanca and southwest of a lake named Mit'uqucha.

See also

References

  1. ↑ andix.com Map of the Waywash mountain range
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): runtuy - intr. Huevar, poner huevo las aves. || Granizar, caer granizo.


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