Yanarrajo | |
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![]() The
Llanganuco Lakes with the snow-covered
Yanapaccha in the background and the snowless Yanarrajo on the right | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,055 m (16,585 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 9°02′14″S 77°35′16″W / 9.03722°S 77.58778°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
Yanarrajo [2] [3] (possibly from Quechua yana black, [4] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow, [5] "black snow peak" is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,055 metres (16,585 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, in the districts Yanama and Yungay. [3] Yanarrajo lies in the Huascarán National Park, south-west of Yanapaccha, near the Llanganuco Lakes. [2]
Yanarrajo | |
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![]() The
Llanganuco Lakes with the snow-covered
Yanapaccha in the background and the snowless Yanarrajo on the right | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,055 m (16,585 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 9°02′14″S 77°35′16″W / 9.03722°S 77.58778°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
Yanarrajo [2] [3] (possibly from Quechua yana black, [4] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow, [5] "black snow peak" is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,055 metres (16,585 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, in the districts Yanama and Yungay. [3] Yanarrajo lies in the Huascarán National Park, south-west of Yanapaccha, near the Llanganuco Lakes. [2]