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Huegroncocha

Huegroncocha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 9°14′29″S 77°20′52″W / 9.24139°S 77.34778°W / -9.24139; -77.34778Coordinates: 9°14′29″S 77°20′52″W / 9.24139°S 77.34778°W / -9.24139; -77.34778
Max. length 393 m (1,289 ft)
Max. width 120 m (390 ft)
Surface elevation 4,250 m (13,940 ft)

Huegroncocha (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Wiqrunqucha; wiqru twisted, bent, -n a suffix, qucha lake,) is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. It is situated at a height of 4,250 metres (13,944 ft), 393 m long and 120 m at its widest point. Huegroncocha lies north of the lake Yanacocha and west of the lake .




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