Lake Angascocha | |
Location: | Peru Huancavelica Region |
Coords: | -12.6497°N -75.4272°W |
Length: | 1.8km (01.1miles) |
Width: | 0.86km (00.53miles) |
Area: | 126.53ha[1] |
Elevation: | 4644m (15,236feet) |
Pushpin Map: | Peru |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of the lake in Peru. |
Lake Angascocha (possibly from Quechua anqas blue, qucha lake) is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District. It is situated at a height of approximately 4644m (15,236feet), about 1.8 km long and 0.86 km at its widest point. Lake Angascocha lies east of Lake Acchicocha, between Ñawinqucha in the northwest and Chiliqucha in the southeast. The mountain northeast of the lake is named Angascocha, too.