Ichocollo | |
Map: | Bolivia |
Location: | Bolivia – Peru border |
Label Position: | right |
Elevation M: | 5423[1] |
Range: | Andes, Apolobamba |
Coordinates: | -14.6836°N -69.2589°W |
Map Size: | 200 |
Ichocollo or Ichucollo (possibly from Aymara jichu ichhu (Peruvian feather grass), qullu mountain) is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range at the border of Bolivia and Peru, about 5423m (17,792feet) high. According to the Bolivian IGM (Instituto Geográfico Militar) map and a map edited by the Peruvian Ministry of Education it is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, near .[2] [3] [4] According to reports of mountaineers, however, its position is more to the west on the Peruvian border[5] of the Puno Region, Putina Province, Ananea District, near . This information is based on a DAV (Deutscher Alpenverein) map of 1957.
Statements about the height of Ichocollo also vary considerably.