Yuraqqucha (Yauli)

Yuraqqucha
Yuraqqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,022 m (16,476 ft)
Coordinates11°29′57″S 76°07′47″W / 11.49917°S 76.12972°W / -11.49917; -76.12972
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region, Yauli Province
Parent rangeAndes

Yuraqqucha (Quechua yuraq white, qucha lake, "white lake", Hispanicized spelling Yuraccocha) is a 5,022-metre-high (16,476 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru near a small lake of the same name. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District, northeast of the peak of Challwaqucha.

The mountain is named after a little lake northwest of it at 11°29′38″S 76°08′39″W / 11.49389°S 76.14417°W / -11.49389; -76.14417.