Yanasinqa

Yanasinqa
Yanasinqa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,400 m (17,700 ft)
Coordinates11°34′28″S 76°10′19″W / 11.57444°S 76.17194°W / -11.57444; -76.17194
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes

Yanasinqa (Quechua yana black, sinqa nose, "black nose", Hispanicized spelling Yanashinga, Yanasinga) or Yanashinqa (in the local Quechua variant) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District. Yanasinqa lies north of a lake named Waqraqucha and northeast of the peak of Antikuna and the Antikuna mountain pass.

The Yanasinqa glacier is one of those which have been observed regularly during a period of 24 years (1944-1968).