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Yanapaccha
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Highest point
Elevation 5,460 m (17,910 ft)
Naming
English translation black waterfall
Language of name Quechua
Geography
Yanapaccha is located in Peru
Yanapaccha
Yanapaccha
Location in Peru
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Yanapaccha (possibly from Quechua yana black, phaqcha waterfall, "black waterfall") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,460 metres (17,913 ft) 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.

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