Wamashrahu
| Wamashrahu | |
|---|---|
| Yanawaqra | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,434 m (17,828 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 9°31′30″S 77°23′06″W / 9.52500°S 77.38500°WCoordinates: 9°31′30″S 77°23′06″W / 9.52500°S 77.38500°W |
| Geography | |
  Wamashrahu Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1954, J. Cabana and A. Soriano[2] |
Wamashrahu (Quechua rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[3] hispanicized spellings Huamashraju, Wamashraju) or Yanawaqra (Quechua yana black, waqra horn, "black horn", hispanicized Yanahuacra)[4] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,434 metres (17,828 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Huaraz District. Wamashrahu lies east of the town Huaraz (Waras), west of the Wantsan and northwest of the Shaqsha and the Kashan.
Gallery
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Wamashraju as seen from Huaraz
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Ranrapallqa (in the distance), Rima Rima, Churup (middle, left), Qullapaqu and Wamashrahu as seen from Huaraz
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Ranrapallqa (on the left), Wamashraju, Kashan, Shaqsha (center) and Wantsan (on the right) as seen from the southwest
See also
References
- ↑ allthemountains.com Map of a part of the Cordillera Blanca
- ↑ montanasperuanas.com "Huamashraju"
- ↑ babylon.com
- ↑ Nill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes: Huamashraju (Yanahuacra) 5434m
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