Wichhu Qullu | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,040 m (13,250 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 18°15′44″S68°48′04″W / 18.26222°S 68.80111°W |
Geography | |
Location | Bolivia Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Occidental |
Wichhu Qullu (Aymara jichu, wichhu stipa ichu , qullu mountain, [2] [3] "ichu mountain", also named Wichukkollu Loma (Spanish loma hill) is a mountain in a volcanic field in the Cordillera Occidental of Bolivia northeast of the summit of the Chullkani volcano. [4] It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality, between Jach'a K'uchu in the northeast and Liyun Ikiña in the southwest. [5] The peak of Wichhu Qullu reaches a height of approximately 4,040 m (13,255 ft). [1]
The Wichhu Qullu lavas, named after the mountain, are lava flows whose outcrops are best visible in the Qhuyani (Khoyani), Liyun Ikiña and Wichhu Qullu valleys. [4]
Turco Municipality is the second municipal section of the Sajama Province in the Oruro Department in Bolivia, and was founded on February 15, 1957. Its seat is Turco, situated 154 km west of Oruro at an altitude of 3,860 m. The municipality covers an area of 3,973 km², not taking into account the area of Laca Laca Canton.
Pichacani or Pichaqani is one of the fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region in Peru.
Chachakumani is a 4,712-metre-high (15,459 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Occidental in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, in the west of the Turco Municipality. Chachakumani lies south of Muru Qullu, northeast of Umurata and Kuntur Ikiña and southeast of Uqi Uqini. The Jaruma River flows between Muru Qullu and Chachakumani. It is a tributary of the Sajama River.
Wawachani is a 5,136-metre-high (16,850 ft) mountain in the Andes in Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Challapata Province, Challapata Municipality. It lies north-west of the mountains Wichhu Qullu and Wila Qullu and east of Thuru.
Wila Willk'i is a 4,630-metre-high (15,190 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality. Wila Willk'i is situated northwest of Malla and a mountain named Malla Qullu.
Jach'a Qullu is a 4,390-metre-high (14,403 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality. Jach'a Qullu is situated south-west of the mountains Wila Willk'i, Malla Qullu and Janq'u Qalani (Jankho Khalani). It lies west of Malla. The river Jach'a K'uchu Jawira flows along the northern slopes of Jach'a Qullu.
Quta Qutani is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality. Quta Qutani is situated northwest of the little town of Malla and the mountains named Malla Qullu and Wila Willk'i and northeast of Kunturiri. The Jach'a K'uchu Jawira (Jachcha Khuchu Jahuira) originates east of the mountain. It flows along its southeastern slope and to the southwest as a tributary of the Malla Jawira.
Malla Jawira is a river in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is a right tributary of the Luribay River whose waters flow to the La Paz River.
Jach'a Jawira which upstream is called Anallajchi and Sura K'uchu and downstream successively is named Qincha Jawira and Achuta is a Bolivian river in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality. It is a right tributary of the Achuta River which originates near the Chilean border and flows northeast to reach the Mauri River.
Chullkani is a 5,032-metre-high (16,509 ft) volcano in the Cordillera Occidental in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality. It lies near two lower peaks both named Wayna Chullunkhäni. The eastern one called Wayna Chullunkhäni lies at 18°18′30″S68°48′27″W, and the one northwest of Chullkani, also spelled Huayna Chuluncani, lies at 18°14′57″S68°51′22″W at a creek named Wayna Chullkani (Huayna Chullcani).
Yapu Qullu is a dome in the Cordillera Occidental of Bolivia southeast of the summit of the Chullkani volcano. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality, east of the Sajama River and southwest of a plain named Titi Pampa. The peak of Yapu Qullu reaches a height of 4,148 m (13,609 ft).
Jach'a K'uchu is a 4,508-metre-high (14,790 ft) mountain in a volcanic field in the Cordillera Occidental of Bolivia northeast of the Chullkani volcano. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality. Jach'a K'uchu is one of five mountains which belong to the so-called Jitiri Dome.
Liyun Ikiña or León Ikiña is a dome in the Cordillera Occidental of Bolivia north of the summit of the Chullkani volcano. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality. Its peak reaches a height of 4,748 m (15,577 ft). South of Liyun Ikiña there is a small lake named Q'illu Quta. The stream which originates here is a left tributary of the Sajama River.
The Ch'alla Jawira which upstream is named Ch'api K'uchu and downstream successively is called Tupa Jawira and Qura Jawira is a river in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is a right affluent of the Aqhuya Jawira whose waters flow to the Desaguadero River.
Taypi Qullu is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,920 m (16,140 ft). It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality. Taypi Qullu lies southwest of Jach'a Apachita.
Jach'a Qullu is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,740 m (15,550 ft). It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality. Jach'a Qullu lies southwest of Yaritani and Q'ara Qullu and east of Ñuñu Qullu.
Janq'u Willk'i is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,900 m (16,100 ft). It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality. Janq'u Willk'i lies southwest of Ch'iyar Jaqhi.
Wichhu Qullu is a 4,430-metre-high (14,530 ft) mountain in the Andes in Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Cercado Province, Paria Municipality. Wichhu Qullu lies southwest of Wayllani and southeast of Kuntur Ikiña.
Wichhu Qullu is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,840 m (12,600 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Tapacari Province. Wichhu Qullu lies west of the Ch'iyar Jaqhi River and north of the village of Ch'iyar Jaqhi.
Jach'a Warmi Qullu is a 4,619-metre-high (15,154 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Colquiri Municipality. It lies southwest of Kuntur Samaña and southeast of Iru Pata. The peak northeast of Jach'a Warmi Qullu is named Warmi Qullu. It has the same height.