Rocotopunta (Recuay)

{{short description|Mountain in Peru}}

{{About||the mountain on the border of the provinces of Huaylas and Yungay, Ancash Region, Peru|Rocotopunta}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Rocotopunta

| photo = Laguna Querococha.jpg

| photo_caption = Lake Querococha and Rocotopunta (on the right)

| map = Peru | map_caption = Peru

| location = Peru, Ancash Region

| label_position =

| coordinates = {{coord|9|42|20|S|77|18|27|W|type:mountain_region:PE_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_m = 4400

| elevation_ref =

| prominence_m =

| prominence_ref =

| listing =

| range = Andes, Cordillera Blanca

| topo =

| range_coordinates =

| coordinates_ref =

| type =

| age =

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route =

| map_size = 200

}}

Rocotopunta{{Cite book|title=Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i)|last=|first=|publisher=IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú)|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}} (Quechua rukutu, a plant (Capsicum pubescens) and Spanish punta, a peak or ridge) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about {{convert|4400|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Ticapampa District, northeast of Lake Querococha. Rocotopunta lies between Yanamarey Creek to the north and Conde Creek to the south.