| Yanacocha | |
| Location: | Peru Ancash Region |
| Coords: | -9.2681°N -77.35°W |
| Length: | 470m (1,540feet) |
| Width: | 161m (528feet) |
| Elevation: | 4250m (13,940feet) |
| Pushpin Map: | Peru |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Yanacocha in Peru. |
Yanacocha (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Yanaqucha; yana black, very dark, qucha lake,[1] "black lake") is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in Chacas District, Asunción Province, Ancash Region.[2] [3] It is situated at a height of about 4250m (13,940feet), about 470 m long and 161 m at its widest point.[4] Yanacocha lies north-west of the mountain Perlilla, north-east of the mountain Pomabamba, south-west of the lakes Huegroncocha and Runtococha and north-east of the lakes Lauricocha and Paqarisha.