Collota (Huaylas)

Collota
Collota
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,716 m (15,472 ft)
Coordinates 8°48′15″S 77°38′58″W / 8.80417°S 77.64944°W / -8.80417; -77.64944Coordinates: 8°48′15″S 77°38′58″W / 8.80417°S 77.64944°W / -8.80417; -77.64944 
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Collota[1][2] (possibly from Quechua for mortar)[3] is a 4,716-metre-high (15,472 ft)[1][2] mountain in the north of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru.[2] It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District.[4] It lies east of Milluacocha and Pilanco.[1][2][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Peru 1:100 000, Corongo (18-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. 1 2 3 4 Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-928777-57-2.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
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