Julcán

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Julcán
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Huacshash with Julcán and Socojirca in the foreground
Highest point
Elevation 4,900 m (16,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°26′25″S76°57′59″W / 10.44028°S 76.96639°W / -10.44028; -76.96639
Geography
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Julcán
Peru
Location Peru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province
Parent range Andes, Huayhuash

Julcán [1] (possibly from Quechua qullqa, deposit, storehouse, -n a suffix) [2] is a 4,900-metre-high (16,076 ft) mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. [3] Julcán lies on a sub-range west of the main range, southwest of Mitopunta and southeast of Huacshash. It is situated north of the Pumarinri valley. [1] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cerro Julcan". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)