Pucaraju | |
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Tunsho, Pucarajo | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,346 m (17,539 ft) |
Coordinates | 9°40′30″S 77°18′35″W / 9.67500°S 77.30972°W |
Geography | |
Location | Ancash, Peru |
Parent range | Cordillera Blanca |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1-1967 via S.face: N.W. ridge-1973. [1] |
Pucaraju [1] [2] (possibly from Quechua puka red, [3] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow, [4] "red snow-covered mountain") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,346 metres (17,539 ft) high [1] or 5,322 metres (17,461 ft) high [2] depending on the source. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Ticapampa District. [5] Pucaraju lies west of Yanamarey and northeast of Lake Querococha. [2]
The IGN-Peru map, cites the main peak as Tunsho, while applying the name Pucarajo to the southern slopes. [6]