Jatunjasa | |
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Incachiriasca | |
![]() Jatunjasa (center) as seen from the northwest | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,338 m (17,513 ft) |
Coordinates | 13°22′05″S 72°32′25″W / 13.36806°S 72.54028°W |
Naming | |
Language of name | Quechua |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
Parent range | Andes, Vilcabamba |
Jatunjasa[1][2][3] (possibly from Quechua hatun big, q'asa mountain pass,[4] "big mountain pass"), also known as Incachiriasca[3] (possibly from Inka Inca, chiriyasqa cooled, "cooled Inca"[citation needed]), is a 5,338-metre-high (17,513 ft)[1] mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Limatambo District, and in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District.[2] Jatunjasa lies south of Salcantay.[1][2]
Incachiriasca is also the name of the Salcantay glacier at 13°21′10″S 72°32′05″W / 13.35278°S 72.53472°W[5] between Salcantay and Jatunjasa.