Tuco | |
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Tuku, Huanaco Punta | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,479 m (17,976 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 9°55′27″S 77°11′57″W / 9.92417°S 77.19917°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
Parent range | Cordillera Blanca |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1-1963 via N.W. slopes [1] |
Tuco, [2] [3] [4] Tuku, [1] Tucu [5] (possibly from Quechua tuku, owl) [6] or Huanaco Punta [7] (possibly from Quechua wanaku guanaco and Spanish punta peak, ridge; first, before, in front of) [6] [8] [9] is a mountain in the Andes in South America. Its summit is 5,479 m (17,976 ft)) high and it is one of the southernmost peaks in the snow-capped Cordillera Blanca in northwestern central Peru. Tuco is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Aquia District and in the Recuay Province, Catac District. [4] It is situated northeast of Caullaraju, between Challhua in the west and Pastoruri in the east. [7]
Other neighboring peaks are Juchuraju or Condorjitanca (5,392 m (17,690 ft)) and Santón (5,100 m (16,700 ft)). [5] [7] Raju Cutac (5,355 m (17,569 ft)) is the only peak further south in the Cordillera Blanca. [5] [7]
A stream also named Tuco originates near the mountain and flows out to lakes Aguashcocha and Conococha, at the headwaters of Santa River. [5] [7]
Tuco | |
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Tuku, Huanaco Punta | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,479 m (17,976 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 9°55′27″S 77°11′57″W / 9.92417°S 77.19917°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
Parent range | Cordillera Blanca |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1-1963 via N.W. slopes [1] |
Tuco, [2] [3] [4] Tuku, [1] Tucu [5] (possibly from Quechua tuku, owl) [6] or Huanaco Punta [7] (possibly from Quechua wanaku guanaco and Spanish punta peak, ridge; first, before, in front of) [6] [8] [9] is a mountain in the Andes in South America. Its summit is 5,479 m (17,976 ft)) high and it is one of the southernmost peaks in the snow-capped Cordillera Blanca in northwestern central Peru. Tuco is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Aquia District and in the Recuay Province, Catac District. [4] It is situated northeast of Caullaraju, between Challhua in the west and Pastoruri in the east. [7]
Other neighboring peaks are Juchuraju or Condorjitanca (5,392 m (17,690 ft)) and Santón (5,100 m (16,700 ft)). [5] [7] Raju Cutac (5,355 m (17,569 ft)) is the only peak further south in the Cordillera Blanca. [5] [7]
A stream also named Tuco originates near the mountain and flows out to lakes Aguashcocha and Conococha, at the headwaters of Santa River. [5] [7]