Tocllaraju | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,034 m (19,797 ft) |
Prominence | 2,757[1] m (9,045 ft) |
Parent peak | Chinchey |
Coordinates | 9°20′51.46″S 077°23′48.47″W / 9.3476278°S 77.3967972°W |
Geography | |
Parent range | Peruvian Andes, Andes |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 07/31/1939 - 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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