| Yana Ucsha | |
| Elevation M: | 5300 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Range: | Andes, Huaytapallana |
| Location: | Peru, Junín Region, Huancayo Province |
| Map Size: | 220 |
| Label Position: | right |
Yana Ucsha (possibly from Quechua yana black, very dark, uqsha (locally), uqsa high altitude grass,[2] [3] Hispanicized spellings Yana Ucsha, Yanaucsha, Yanauscha, Yanahucsha, also Yanauksha) is a ridge in the Huaytapallana mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5300m (17,400feet) high. It is also the name of a small lake at its feet at .
The ridge is situated in the southern part of the main sector of the range, south of Huaytapallana.[1] It lies in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Huancayo District.[4] [5]
Beside the lake Yana Ucsha there are two larger lakes nearby named Jatuncocha and Carhuacocha.
