Shinuacocha | |
Elevation M: | 4800 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Cordillera Negra |
Location: | Peru, Ancash Region |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 200 |
Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | -10.3072°N -77.2411°W |
Shinuacocha (possibly from Ancash Quechua shinwa nettle, qucha lake,[2] "nettle lake") is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru, about 4800m (15,700feet) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Corpanqui District, and in the Ocros Province, Cajamarquilla District.[1]
The mountain was named after a little lake east of it in the Corpanqui District at .[1]