Chunta (Junín-Lima)

Chunta
Chunta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,208 m (17,087 ft)
Coordinates11°29′47″S 76°22′38″W / 11.49639°S 76.37722°W / -11.49639; -76.37722
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

Chunta (Aymara for prolonged, lengthened, Quechua for a kind of palm, Hispanicized name La Chonta) is a 5,208-metre-high (17,087 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District, and in the Lima Region, Canta Province, Huaros District, and in the Huarochirí Province, Huanza District. It lies northwest of Kashpi.