Huacshash

Huacshash
Huaqshash
Highest point
Elevation5,644 m (18,517 ft)
ListingList of mountains in Peru
Coordinates10°24′50″S 76°58′30″W / 10.41389°S 76.97500°W / -10.41389; -76.97500
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
Huacshash
Peru
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Huayhuash

Huacshash or Huaqshash (possibly from local Quechua waqsa, meaning eye tooth) is a mountain in the west of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,644 metres (18,517 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Huacshash lies on a sub-range in the west, south of the Huayllapa River, north of the Pumarinri River and southeast of the villages of Huayllapa and Auquimarca.