Q'illu Urqu (Tomás Frías)

Q'illu Urqu (Quechua q'illu yellow, urqu mountain, "yellow mountain",[2] also spelled Khellu Orkho, Quellu Orco) is a mountain in the Potosí mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 4,960 m (16,273  ft) high. It is situated south east of Potosí in the Potosí Department. Q'illu Urqu lies southwest of Illimani at Challwiri Lake[3] and near Q'illu Q'asa.[1]

This article is about the mountain in the Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Q'illu Urqu.
Q'illu Urqu
Highest point
Elevation4,960 m (16,270 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°39′54″S 65°40′13″W
Geography
LocationBolivia
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes, Potosí mountain range

References
  1. Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995
  2. 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)
  3. BIGM map 1:50,000 6435-II-1 Potosí (Este)


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