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Julcán

Coordinates: 10°26′25″S 76°57′59″W / 10.44028°S 76.96639°W / -10.44028; -76.96639
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Julcán
Huacshash with Julcán and Socojirca in the foreground
Highest point
Elevation4,900 m (16,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°26′25″S 76°57′59″W / 10.44028°S 76.96639°W / -10.44028; -76.96639
Geography
Julcán is located in Peru
Julcán
Julcán
Peru
LocationPeru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province
Parent rangeAndes, 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

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)