Gasha (Peru)

For the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru, see Kashan (Peru). For the city in Iran, see Kashan. For the Cashan Mountains in South Africa, see Magaliesberg.
Gasha
Gasha is located in Peru
Gasha
Gasha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,880 m (16,010 ft)
Coordinates10°09′50″S 76°54′45″W / 10.16389°S 76.91250°W / -10.16389; -76.91250
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region, Huánuco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Huayhuash

Gasha[1][2] (possibly from Quechua kasha thorn or spine)[3] is a 4,880-metre-high (16,010 ft)[2] mountain in the northern part of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru.[1][2] It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllón District, and in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District.[4] Gasha lies northwest of Mitococha and north of Paria.[2]

  1. ^ a b Alpenvereinskarte 0/3c. Cordillera Huayhuash (Peru). 1:50 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2008. ISBN 9783937530079.
  2. ^ a b c d Peru 1:100 000, Yanahuanca (21-j). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. ^ "Toponimos de Yunkay". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)