Apachita (Puno)

This article is about the mountain in Peru. For other uses, see Apachita.

Apacheta (Aymara for the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of the Andes; name for a stone cairn in the Andes, a little pile of rocks built along the trail in the high mountains,^[2][3] also spelled Apacheta) is a 5,168-metre-high (16,955 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Crucero District. Apachita lies west of the peaks of Ariquma, north of Ariquma Lake and northeast of Wiluyuq Qucha and the peak of Wiluyuq Urqu.^[1][4]

Apachita
Apachita at the Lima Botanical Garden
Highest point
Elevation	5,168 m (16,955 ft)[1]
Coordinates	14°17′05″S 69°48′29″W
Geography
Apachita Location within Peru
Location	Peru
Parent range	Andes