Pumahuanca

Pumahuanca
Pumahuanja, Yucay
Pumahuanca as seen from Killaqucha northeast of it
Highest point
Elevation5,318 m (17,448 ft)
Coordinates13°11′17″S 72°08′16″W / 13.18806°S 72.13778°W / -13.18806; -72.13778
Geography
Pumahuanca
Peru
LocationPeru
Parent rangeAndes, Urubamba
Climbing
First ascent1-1958 from west

Pumahuanca, Pumahuanja (possibly from Quechua puma cougar, puma, wank'a rock, "puma rock") or Yucay is a 5,318-metre-high (17,448 ft) mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, on the boundary between Calca and Urubamba provinces, northwest of the town of Urubamba. It lies northwest of Chicón and west of Capacsaya.