Quellhuacota | |
Elevation M: | 5300 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Andes, Vilcanota |
Location: | Peru, Cusco Region, Puno Region |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | -14.1522°N -70.85°W |
Quellhuacota (possibly from Aymara qillwa, qiwña, qiwlla Andean gull, quta lake,[2] [3] "gull lake") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5300m (17,400feet) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, San Pablo District, and in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. It is situated southwest of the mountains Jochajucho, Jatun Sallica and Wiqu, and northeast of the mountain Sampu.[1]