Santa Cruz (mountain)

Santa Cruz,[2][3][1][4] Pucaraju,[3][2][5] Pukaraju[1] (possibly from Quechua puka red,[6] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow)[7] or Pico de Huaylas (Spanish for "peak of Huaylas")[1] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru; within Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash.[5] It has a height of 6,259 metres (20,535 ft),[1] although other maps cite a height of 6,241 metres (20,476 ft).[2][3]

This article is about the mountain in Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash, Peru. For other uses, see Pukarahu (disambiguation).
Santa Cruz
Pucaraju
West face.
Highest point
Elevation6,259 m (20,535 ft) [1]
Coordinates8°53′39″S 77°42′30″W 
Geography
Santa Cruz
Peru
LocationAncash, Peru
Parent rangeCordillera Blanca, Andes
Climbing
First ascent20 July 1948 by Frédéric Marmillod and Ali Szepessy-Schaurek

See also

References
  1. Ricker, John (1977). Yuraq Janka: A Guide to the Peruvian Andes. The Mountaineers Books. pp. 60–61. ISBN 9781933056708.
  2. Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-928777-57-2.
  3. Peru 1:100 000, Corongo (18-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  4. Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. p. 60. ISBN 9780953608720.
  5. "UGEL Huaylas - Mapa" (PDF). ESCALE - Estadística de la Calidad Educativa - Mapas (in Spanish). MINEDU. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  6. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  7. babylon.com
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