Chinchón | |
Elevation M: | 5400 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Andes, Chila |
Location: | Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | -15.3303°N -72.2086°W |
Chinchón (possibly from Quechua chinchu a plant of the Tagetes family, -n a suffix)[2] is a mountain in the western part of the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5400m (17,700feet) high. It lies in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Chinchón is situated southwest of Huayta and southeast of Aceruta.[1]