Wallpaq Sillu Punta
Wallpaq Sillu Punta (Quechua wallpa hen, -q an obsolete suffix, sillu claw, punta peak; ridge,[2][3] "chicken claw peak (or ridge)", also spelled Huallpacsillopunta) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, on the border of the districts of Cascapara and Quillo.[1][2]
| Wallpaq Sillu Punta | |
|---|---|
  Wallpaq Sillu Punta Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 9°17′32″S 77°49′11″W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Negra |
References
- escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungay Province (Ancash Region)
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
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