Putka (Jauja Quechua for "muddy", also spelled Putca) is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, in the districts of Suitucancha and Yauli, north of Qarwachuku.
The largest lake south of Putka is named Putkaqucha (Quechua for "muddy lake", also spelled Putcacocha). One of the small lakes southeast of Putka is named Putkaqucha, too. It lies at .
References escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region) showing the location of Putka and the lake Putkaqucha south of it (unnamed) Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary), see qoncho (in Junín: putka)