Yuraqqucha (Lima-Junín)
For the lake in the Huancayo Province, Junín Region, Peru, see Yuraqqucha. For the mountain in the Yauli Province Province, Junín Region, Peru, see Yuraqqucha (Yauli).
| Yuraqqucha | |
|---|---|
 View from the summit of Yuraqqucha with the lake Waqraqucha on the left (looking to the south-east) | |
| Elevation | 5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
  Yuraqqucha Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Lima Region, Junín Region |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | 11°34′26″S 76°13′7″W / 11.57389°S 76.21861°WCoordinates: 11°34′26″S 76°13′7″W / 11.57389°S 76.21861°W |
Yuraqqucha (Quechua yuraq white, qucha lake,[2] "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 the lake Waqraqucha, the Antikuna mountain pass and the mountain Antikuna. The mountains 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[1] at 11°35′3″S 76°12′49″W / 11.58417°S 76.21361°W.