Qiwllarahu
| Qiwllarahu | |
|---|---|
 Qiwllarahu and the lake Quñuqqucha | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,682 m (18,642 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 9°57′45″S 77°15′36″W / 9.96250°S 77.26000°WCoordinates: 9°57′45″S 77°15′36″W / 9.96250°S 77.26000°W |
| Geography | |
  Qiwllarahu Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | -1962 via N. face: W. side-1966: N.E. ridge-1977[2] |
Qiwllarahu (Quechua qiwlla gull, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[3] "snow-covered gull mountain", hispanicized spellings Caullaraju (probably a broken word, not identifiable as Quechua), Jeulla Rajo, Jeulla Raju, Queulla Raju, Queullaraju) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru,[4] about 5,682 m (18,642 ft) high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ allthemountains.com Map of the Cordillera Blanca around Qiwllarahu
- ↑ Jilla Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
- ↑ babylon.com
- ↑ andix.com Map of a part of the Cordillera Blanca showing "Caullaraju"
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/documents/10156/965772/ugel_recuay.pdf - Map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
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