Hatun Pata

Hatun Pata
Hatun Pata

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,182 m (17,001 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°51′30″S 75°12′53″W / 12.85833°S 75.21472°W / -12.85833; -75.21472Coordinates: 12°51′30″S 75°12′53″W / 12.85833°S 75.21472°W / -12.85833; -75.21472
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta

Hatun Pata (Quechua hatun big (in Bolivia always jatun), pata elevated place; above, at the top; edge; bank (of a river), shore,[2][3] "big elevated place", also spelled Jatun Pata) is a 5,182-metre (17,001 ft) mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Ascensión District. Hatun Pata lies northwest of Pinqullu and northeast of Pata Pata. The river Kachimayu originates south of the mountain. It flows to the northeast as a tributary of Ichhu River.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Jatun Pata". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)


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