Yuraq Q'asa (Arequipa)

This article is about the mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yuraq Q'asa.
Yuraq Q'asa

The Colca River and Yuraq Q'asa northwest of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation 5,465 m (17,930 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°26′53″S 72°09′45″W / 15.44806°S 72.16250°W / -15.44806; -72.16250Coordinates: 15°26′53″S 72°09′45″W / 15.44806°S 72.16250°W / -15.44806; -72.16250
Geography
Yuraq Q'asa

Peru

Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Chila

Yuraq Q'asa (Quechua yuraq white, q'asa mountain pass, "white mountain pass", hispanicized spellings Yuraccasa, Yuraccacsa) is a 5,465 m (17,930 ft) high mountain in the west of the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, on the border of the districts Chachas and Choco.[2] Yuraq Q'asa lies south of Chila, the highest mountain in the range, and Chuqi Pirwa, southeast of Asnu Wañusqa and northeast of a lake named Qucha P'unqu ("lake reservoir", Cochapunco) and the peaks of Sirani and Q'asiri.

References

  1. ↑ "Cerro Yuraccacsa". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province (Arequipa Region)


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