Uqsha | |
Elevation M: | 4800 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Andes, Cordillera Central |
Location: | Peru, Lima Region |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | -12.0883°N -76.0617°W |
Uqsha (local Quechua for a high altitude grass[2] (uqsa), also spelled Ocsha) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 48000NaN0 high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Quinti District, and in the Yauyos Province, Tanta District, southwest of the lake named P'itiqucha. Uqsha lies northeast of Waswa Punta and southeast of Hatun Ukru.[1] It is situated on the western border of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve.[3]