Tuctopunta

Tuctopunta
Tuctopunta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,343 m (17,530 ft)
Coordinates9°36′15″S 77°19′10″W / 9.60417°S 77.31944°W / -9.60417; -77.31944
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash, Bolognesi Province
Parent rangeCordillera Blanca

Tuctopunta (possibly from Quechua tuqtu broody hen, punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of) is a 5,343-metre-high (17,530 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District. Tuctopunta lies northwest of Tuctu and southwest of Uruashraju and Arhuay.