Kunkus Yantaq | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,354 m (17,566 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 11°51′57″S 76°05′22″W / 11.86583°S 76.08944°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Lima Region |
Parent range | Andes, Paryaqaqa |
Kunkus Yantaq (Ancash Quechua kunkush Puya raimondii, llamt'a, llant'a, yanta firewood, -q a suffix,[2][3][4] Hispanicized spelling Cuncusyantac) is a 5,354-metre-high (17,566 ft) mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range[1] in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, San Mateo District. Kunkus Yantaq lies southeast of Qullqayuq.[5]
The Yuraqmayu ("white river") originates southeast of Kunkus Yantaq. It is a left tributary of the Rimac River.[5]