Pucaranra | |
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![]() Palcaraju (on the left) and Pucaranra (on the right) behind
Lake Palcacocha | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,147 m (20,167 ft) |
Prominence | 2,903 m (9,524 ft) [1] |
Parent peak | Chinchey |
Coordinates | 9°23′30″S 77°21′03″W / 9.39167°S 77.35083°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 07/04/1948 - 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 route | southeast 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]
Pucaranra was first climbed by B. Lauterburg, Federico Marmillod, R. Schmid and F. Sigrist ( Switzerland) April 07th 1948 via Southwest spur of the south ridge. [2] [3]
Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM 6138 metres [12] and TanDEM-X 5961 metres. [13] The height of the nearest key col is 3253 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 2903 meters. [14] Pucaranra is considered a Mountain Sub-System according to the Dominance System [15] and its dominance is 47.16%. Its parent peak is Chinchey and the Topographic isolation is 2.4 kilometers. [14]
Several interesting lines on this mountain, none of them very serious but all requiring commitment. The east-northeast ridge is rated AD/D (depending on conditions), the southeast face AD+ and the southeast ridge AD. [16]
Pucaranra | |
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![]() Palcaraju (on the left) and Pucaranra (on the right) behind
Lake Palcacocha | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,147 m (20,167 ft) |
Prominence | 2,903 m (9,524 ft) [1] |
Parent peak | Chinchey |
Coordinates | 9°23′30″S 77°21′03″W / 9.39167°S 77.35083°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 07/04/1948 - 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 route | southeast 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]
Pucaranra was first climbed by B. Lauterburg, Federico Marmillod, R. Schmid and F. Sigrist ( Switzerland) April 07th 1948 via Southwest spur of the south ridge. [2] [3]
Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM 6138 metres [12] and TanDEM-X 5961 metres. [13] The height of the nearest key col is 3253 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 2903 meters. [14] Pucaranra is considered a Mountain Sub-System according to the Dominance System [15] and its dominance is 47.16%. Its parent peak is Chinchey and the Topographic isolation is 2.4 kilometers. [14]
Several interesting lines on this mountain, none of them very serious but all requiring commitment. The east-northeast ridge is rated AD/D (depending on conditions), the southeast face AD+ and the southeast ridge AD. [16]