Pucaraju (Lucma)

This article is about the mountain in the Lucma District, Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, and in the Llumpa District, Pomabamba Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pukarahu.
Pucaraju
Pucaraju is located in Peru
Pucaraju
Pucaraju
Location in Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,025 m (16,486 ft)
Coordinates8°55′49″S 77°32′39″W / 8.93028°S 77.54417°W / -8.93028; -77.54417
Geography
LocationAncash, Peru
Parent rangeCordillera Blanca
Climbing
First ascent1-1955 via W. slopes, S. peak, traverse long summit ridge: N.W. ridge-1973.[1]

Pucaraju[1][2][3] or Pukaraju[4] (possibly from Quechua puka red,[5] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[6] "red snow-covered mountain")[3] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,025 metres (16,486 ft) high.[2][4][7] It is situated in the Ancash Region, Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, Lucma District, in the Pomabamba Province, Llumpa District, and in the Yungay Province, Yanama District.[8] Pucaraju lies southeast of Taulliraju and west of the lakes named Wiqruqucha and Orgoncocha.[2][7]

The IGN-Peru map and the UGEL map of Yungay show the name of the mountain as "Pacaraju".[7][8]

  1. ^ a b Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994: "Pucaraju 5090m: 1-1955 via W. slopes, S. peak, traverse long summit ridge: N.W. ridge-1973."
  2. ^ a b c Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-928777-57-2.
  3. ^ a b lib.utexas.edu Map of the area showing "Nevado Pucaraju"
  4. ^ a b Ricker, John (1977). Yuraq Janka: A Guide to the Peruvian Andes. The Mountaineers Books. p. 70. ISBN 9781933056708.
  5. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  6. ^ "babylon.com". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  7. ^ a b c Peru 1:100 000, Corongo (18-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  8. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of Yungay Province (Ancash Region) showing "Nevado Pacaraju"