Suerococha (Ancash)

Suerococha (possibly from Quechua suyru a very long dress tracked after when worn, qucha lake,[2]) is a mountain in the west of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high, and the name of a small lake near the mountain. The mountain is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllon District.[3] Suyruqucha lies on a sub-range west of Yerupaja, northwest of Huacrish and Auxilio and northeast of Rajucollota.

This article is about the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Suyruqucha. For the mountain on the border of the Ancash Region and the Lima Region, Peru, named Rahu Qulluta or Suyruqucha, see Rahu Qulluta.
Suerococha
Huayhuash mountain range from space, looking to the northeast. Yerupaja and Siula are in the centre. Suerococha lies almost at the end of the sub-range in the foreground.
Highest point
Elevation5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
ListingList of mountains in Peru
Coordinates10°17′11″S 76°58′33″W 
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
Suerococha
Peru
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Huayhuash

The mountain might have been named after a little lake southwest of it. It lies in the Copa District of the Lima Region at 10°18′20″S 76°59′15″W.


References
  1. "Nevado Suerococha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)]


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