Jatun Q'asa (Potosí)

Jatun Q'asa (Quechua jatun, hatun big, great, q'asa mountain pass, "great mountain pass", Hispanicized spelling Jatún Casa) is a mountain in the Khari Khari mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 5,023 m (16,480  ft) high. It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. It lies north of the plain called Jatun Molino Pampa and the Sip'uruni River. Jatun Q'asa lies near Q'illu Q'asa, Q'illu Urqu and Yuraq Yuraq.[1][2]

This article is about the mountain in the Potosí mountain range, Potosí Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Jatun Q'asa.
Jatun Q'asa
Jatun Q'asa is located in Bolivia
Jatun Q'asa
Jatun Q'asa
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,023 m (16,480 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°39′56″S 65°39′26″W
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes, Khari Khari mountain range

References
  1. Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995
  2. "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2014. (unnamed)


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