Quyllurqucha (Huaylas)

This article is about the mountain in the Huaylas Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Quyllurqucha.
Quyllurqucha
Quyllurqucha is located in Peru
Quyllurqucha
Quyllurqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates8°40′58″S 77°49′11″W / 8.68278°S 77.81972°W / -8.68278; -77.81972
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Quyllurqucha (Quechua quyllur star qucha lake, "star lake",[2] "star lake", also spelled Goillorcocha) is a mountain in the northern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,748 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District, west of Champara. It lies at a lake named Quyllurqucha.[1]

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