Yanapaccha | |
Map: | Peru |
Location: | Peru, Ancash Region |
Coordinates: | -9.0264°N -77.5769°W |
Elevation M: | 5460 |
Translation: | black waterfall |
Language: | Quechua |
Range: | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
Map Size: | 240 |
Yanapaccha[1] [2] [3] (possibly from Quechua yana black, phaqcha waterfall, "black waterfall") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5460m (17,910feet) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, in the districts Yanama and Yungay. Yanapaccha lies in the Huascarán National Park, southeast of Chacraraju.