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Location
  
Ancash, Peru

First ascent
  
2 August 1939

Parent range
  
Elevation
  
6,309 m

Prominence
  
1,209 m

Mountain range
  

Similar
  
Palcaraju, Cayesh, Pucaranra, Ranrapalca, Maparaju

Chinchey, also known as Rurichinchay, is a 6,309-metre-high (20,699 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the region of Ancash, most precisely between the districts of Aco (in Carhuaz Province), Independencia (in Huaraz Province), and Huari (in Huari Province).

Map of Chinchey, Peru

Rurichinchay is also the name of the lake northeast of the mountain at 9°20′31″S 77°19′04″W and the name of the river which originates at the lake. It flows to the southeast.

References

Chinchey Wikipedia


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