Huayta

Huayta
Huayta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,400 m (17,700 ft)
Coordinates15°19′28″S 72°11′51″W / 15.32444°S 72.19750°W / -15.32444; -72.19750
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chila

Huayta (possibly from Aymara for a headdress made of feathers or flowers, Quechua for crest; wild flower; the whistling of the wind) is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 m (17,717 ft) high . It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Huayta lies south of Huanca and Sullucullahua, northeast of Chinchón and southeast of Aceruta.