Rondoy[1][2][3] (possibly from Quechua runtuy: "to hail" or "to lay an egg")[4] is a 5,870-metre-high (19,259 ft)[1][2][3] mountain in the north of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru.[2][3] It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllón District, and in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District.[5] Rondoy lies north of Yerupajá and Jirishanca and southwest of Lake Mitococha.[1][2][5]

Rondoy
Jirishanca and Rondoy
Highest point
Elevation5,870 m (19,260 ft)
Coordinates10°13′30.0″S 76°54′58.0″W / 10.225000°S 76.916111°W / -10.225000; -76.916111
Geography
Rondoy is located in Peru
Rondoy
Rondoy
Peru
LocationAncash Region, Huánuco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Huayhuash

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  1. ^ a b c Peru 1:100 000, Yanahuanca (21-j). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. ^ a b c d Alpenvereinskarte 0/3c. Cordillera Huayhuash (Peru). 1:50 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2008. ISBN 9783937530079.
  3. ^ a b c Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. p. 96. ISBN 9780953608720.
  4. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  5. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)