Milluacocha

Milluacocha[1][2][3] (possibly from Quechua millma, millwa wool, qucha lake,[4][5] "wool lake") is a 5,404-metre-high (17,730 ft)[1] mountain in the Cordillera Blanca range in the Andes of Peru. Other sources claim this mountain has an elevation of 5,480-metre-high (17,979 ft).[2][3] It is located in Yuracmarca District, Huaylas Province, Ancash. It lies between Santa Cruz in the southeast and Champara in the northwest. Pilanco is located east of it. Los Cedros Creek flows along its southern slopes.[1][3]

Milluacocha
Milluacocha is located in Peru
Milluacocha
Milluacocha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,404 m (17,730 ft)
Coordinates8°48′08″S 77°44′05″W
Geography
LocationAncash, Peru
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

References
  1. Peru 1:100 000, Corongo (18-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. "Milluacocha - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  3. Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-928777-57-2.
  4. Diccionario Bilingüe Quechua Castellano, Cusco - Collao y Ayacucho Chanka
  5. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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