Huamashraju | |
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Yanahuacra, Rajo Colta | |
![]() Huamashraju, as seen from the west | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,434 m (17,828 ft) |
Coordinates | 9°31′30″S 77°23′06″W / 9.52500°S 77.38500°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1954, J. Cabana and A. Soriano [1] |
Huamashraju, [1] [2] [3] Wamashraju [4] (possibly from Quechua rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow), [5] Yanahuacra [3] (possibly from Quechua yana black, waqra horn, "black horn") or Rajo Colta [6] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,434 metres (17,828 ft) high. [2] [3] [6] It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Huaraz District. Huamashraju lies east of the town of Huaraz, west of Huantsán and northwest of Shacsha and Cashan.
Huamashraju | |
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Yanahuacra, Rajo Colta | |
![]() Huamashraju, as seen from the west | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,434 m (17,828 ft) |
Coordinates | 9°31′30″S 77°23′06″W / 9.52500°S 77.38500°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1954, J. Cabana and A. Soriano [1] |
Huamashraju, [1] [2] [3] Wamashraju [4] (possibly from Quechua rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow), [5] Yanahuacra [3] (possibly from Quechua yana black, waqra horn, "black horn") or Rajo Colta [6] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,434 metres (17,828 ft) high. [2] [3] [6] It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Huaraz District. Huamashraju lies east of the town of Huaraz, west of Huantsán and northwest of Shacsha and Cashan.