Yanasinqa | |
Elevation M: | 5400 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Andes |
Location: | Peru, Junín Region |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 240 |
Coordinates: | -11.5744°N -76.1719°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
Yanasinqa (Quechua yana black, sinqa nose, "black nose", Hispanicized spelling Yanashinga, Yanasinga) or Yanashinqa (in the local Quechua variant) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5400m (17,700feet) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District. Yanasinqa lies north of a lake named Waqraqucha and northeast of the peak of Antikuna and the Antikuna mountain pass.[3]
The Yanasinqa glacier is one of those which have been observed regularly during a period of 24 years (1944-1968).[4]