Cushuropata

Cushuropata
Cushuropata
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates10°31′42″S 76°42′57″W / 10.52833°S 76.71583°W / -10.52833; -76.71583
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region, Pasco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Rawra

Cushuropata (possibly from local Quechua kushuru an edible kind of seaweed, pata step, bank of a river) is a mountain in the Rawra mountain range in the Andes of Peru whose summit reaches about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) above sea level. It is located in the boundary between the regions of Lima and Pasco. Cushuropata lies southeast of Chuspe.