Tocllaraju

Tocllaraju
Highest point
Elevation6,034 m (19,797 ft)
Prominence2,757[1] m (9,045 ft)
Parent peakChinchey
Coordinates9°20′51.46″S 077°23′48.47″W / 9.3476278°S 77.3967972°W / -9.3476278; -77.3967972
Geography
Tocllaraju is located in Peru
Tocllaraju
Tocllaraju
Peru
Parent rangePeruvian Andes, Andes
Climbing
First ascent07/31/1939 - Walther Brecht and Hans Schweizer (Germany)[2][3]

Tocllaraju[4][5] (possibly from Quechua tuqlla trap,[6] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[7] "snow-covered trap mountain") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru,[8] about 6,034 m (19,797 ft) high.[5][4] It is situated in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Aco District, and in the Huaraz Province, Tarica District. Its territory is within the Peruvian protection area of Huascarán National Park.[9] Tocllaraju lies north-west of the mountains Pukaranra and Palcaraju.[4]

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  2. ^ "AAJ (American Alpine Journal)". AAJ (American Alpine Journal): 157. 1941.
  3. ^ Hung Alberto. "Montañas Peruanas 10". Montañas Peruanas 10.
  4. ^ a b c Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
  5. ^ a b Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. p. 81. ISBN 9780953608720.
  6. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  7. ^ babylon.com Archived 2014-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Biggar, John (2020). The Andes a guide for climbers (5th ed.). Castle Douglas, Scotland. ISBN 978-0-9536087-7-5. OCLC 1260820889.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ^ PERU, Autor: GEO GPS. "Base de datos Perú - Shapefile - *.shp - MINAM - IGN - Límites Políticos". Retrieved 2020-04-30.