Pucaranra

This article is about the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Ranra.
Pucaranra
Palcaraju (on the left) and Pucaranra (on the right) behind Lake Palcacocha
Highest point
Elevation6,147 m (20,167 ft)
Prominence2,903 m (9,524 ft)[1]
Parent peakChinchey
Coordinates9°23′30″S 77°21′03″W / 9.39167°S 77.35083°W / -9.39167; -77.35083
Geography
Pucaranra is located in Peru
Pucaranra
Pucaranra
Peru
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca
Climbing
First ascent07/04/1948 - B. Lauterburg, Federico Marmillod, R. Schmid and F. Sigrist (Switzerland)[2][3] via S.W. spur of S. ridge

Variant on S.W. side-1954 E. slopes-1957: N.E. ridge-1959 S.W. ridge, S.W. face-1965

W. ridge-1977[4]
Easiest routesoutheast ridge, AD

Pucaranra[5][6][7][8] (possibly from Quechua puka red, ranra stony; stony ground,[9][10]) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,147 metres (20,167 ft) high[5] (although other sources cite an elevation of 6,156 metres (20,197 ft).[6][7][8] It is located in Ancash, southwest of mount Chinchey.[5][6] Its territory is within the Peruvian protection area of Huascarán National Park, at the border of two provinces: Carhuaz and Huaraz (Districts of San Miguel De Aco and Independencia).[11]

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  2. ^ Ostrowski. Mas Alto que los Condores.
  3. ^ "AAJ (American Alpine Journal)". AAJ (American Alpine Journal): 113. 1958.
  4. ^ Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
  5. ^ a b c Díaz, Felipe (2008–2009). Carta Turística. Cordilleras Blanca, Negra, Huayhuash y Callejón de Huaylas.
  6. ^ a b c Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
  7. ^ a b Biggar, John (2020). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers and Skiers. Andes. p. 100. ISBN 9780953608768.
  8. ^ a b "Nevado Pucaranra - Peakbagger.com". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  9. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  10. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  11. ^ PERU, Autor: GEO GPS. "Base de datos Perú - Shapefile - *.shp - MINAM - IGN - Límites Políticos". Retrieved 2020-04-30.