Puka Punta | |
Elevation M: | 4800 |
Range: | Andes, Cordillera Negra |
Location: | Peru, Ancash Region |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 200 |
Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | -8.9708°N -77.9408°W |
Puka Punta (Quechua puka red, punta peak; ridge, "red peak (or ridge)", also spelled Pucapunta) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru. It reaches a height of approximately 4800m (15,700feet).
It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Mato District, and in the Santa Province, Cáceres del Perú District. Puka Punta lies southeast of a mountain and lake named Qarwaqucha.