Kimsa Chata (
Aymara and
Quechua ''kimsa'' three,
Pukina ''chata'' mountain, "three mountains") is a mountain in the
Cordillera Real in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Bolivia
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, about high. It is located in the
La Paz Department,
Los Andes Province,
Batallas Municipality
Batallas Municipality is the third municipal section of the Los Andes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Batallas.
Geography
The Cordillera Real traverses the Batallas Municipality. Some of the highest mountains of ...
, Kirani Canton.
[ (unnamed)] It is situated south-west of the mountains
Wila Lluxi
Wila Lluxi (Aymara ''wila'' blood, blood-red, ''lluxi'' shell of a mussel; landslide, "red shell" or "red landslide", Hispanicized spellings ''Wila Lloje, Huilaroje'') is a mountain in the Andes, about 5,596 m (18,360 ft) high. It lies ...
,
Warawarani and
Phaq'u Kiwuta
Phaq'u Kiwuta (Aymara light brown, reddish, blond, dark chestnut, canine tooth or tusk, ''-ta'' a suffix, other spellings ''Pacokeuta, Paco Keuta, Pakokiuta, Pakokiwuta'') is a mountain in the Andes, about 5,589 m (18,337 ft) high. I ...
, between the mountain
Qala T'uxu
Qala T'uxu or Qala Tuqu (Aymara ''qala'' stone, ''t'uxu'' window, hole in the wall, ''tuqu'' goitre, "stone window" or "stone goitre", also spelled ''Khala Thojo, Qala Tuju'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about h ...
in the north and the lake
Q'ara Quta in the south.
It
elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface (see Geodetic datum § Vert ...
varies from 4500 to 5056 m (approx) in the worlds ''longest'' range of the world (
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
) in
''South America'' .
References
Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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