Yanarahu (Carhuaz-Huaraz)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Carhuaz Province and the Huaraz Province in the Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanarahu.
Yanarahu
Urus

Yanarahu in front of Huascarán and Qupa (on the left)
Highest point
Elevation 5,423 m (17,792 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°21′18″S 77°26′06″W / 9.35500°S 77.43500°W / -9.35500; -77.43500Coordinates: 9°21′18″S 77°26′06″W / 9.35500°S 77.43500°W / -9.35500; -77.43500
Geography
Yanarahu

Peru

Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Yanarahu (Quechua yana black, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[2][3] "black snow peak", hispanicized spelling Yanaraju), also known as Urus,[4] is a 5,423 m (17,792 ft) high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Aco District, and in the Huaraz Province, Tarica District.[5] Yanarahu lies in the Huascarán National Park, west of Tuqllarahu.

References

  1. ↑ "Nevado Yanaraju". IGN, Peru. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ babylon.com
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ John Biggar, The Andes: A Guide for Climbers
  5. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carhuaz Province (Ancash Region)

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