Copa (mountain)

Copa
Copa Grande, Pamparaju, Chucushcaraju or Carhuacatac
Highest point
Elevation6,188 m (20,302 ft)
Prominence2,907 m (9,537 ft)[1]
Parent peakHualcan
Coordinates9°16′12.68″S 077°28′51.24″W / 9.2701889°S 77.4809000°W / -9.2701889; -77.4809000
Geography
Copa is located in Peru
Copa
Copa
Peru
Parent rangeCordillera Blanca, Andes
Climbing
First ascent09/26/1932 - Erwin Hein and Erwin Schneider (Austria)[2][3]

Nevado Copa[4][5][6] (possibly from qupa, a Quechua word for the mineral turquoise and the turquoise color[7]) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru whose summit reaches about 6,188 metres (20,302 ft) above sea level. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District, and in the Carhuaz Province, Marcará District, south-east of Hualcán.[8] Its territory is within the Peruvian protection area of Huascarán National Park and is part of the Cordillera Blanca.

Lake Allicocha lies south-east of Copa while Lake Lejiacocha is located to the south-west of the mountain.[6] Legiamayo River originates from mount Copa, in the area nearby Lake Lejiacocha.[6]

  1. ^ "Copa / Copa Grande / Pamparaju". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ^ Deutsch-Österreichische Alpenvereins expeditionen in den Peruanischen Anden.
  3. ^ Neate, Jill (1994). Mountaineering in the Andes. RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference mincetur was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Peru 1:100 000, Carhuás (19-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  6. ^ a b c Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-928777-57-2.
  7. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  8. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Asunción Province (Ancash Region)