Kunkush Punta

Kunkush Punta
Kunkush Punta

Peru

Elevation 4,907 m (16,099 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Ancash, Recuay Province, Catac District
Range Cordillera Blanca
Coordinates 9°43′04″S 77°17′41″W / 9.71778°S 77.29472°WCoordinates: 9°43′04″S 77°17′41″W / 9.71778°S 77.29472°W

Kunkush Punta (Ancash Quechua kunkush Puya raimondii, punta first, before, in front of,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Cuncushpunta) is a 4,907 metres (16,099 ft) high mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Kunkush Punta lies east of Qiruqucha.[1][4]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Cerro Cuncushpunta". IGN, Peru. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  2. Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish
  3. Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)