Location Ancash, Peru First ascent 7 June 1939 Parent ranges Andes, Cordillera Blanca | Elevation 6,274 m Mountain range Cordillera Blanca, Andes | |
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Similar Ranrapalca, Chinchey, Pucaranra, Nevado Ishinca, Huantsán | ||
Palcaraju (from Quechua pallqa, p'allqa, p'alqa forked, branched, fork, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the region of Ancash within the Peruvian Andes. It has an elevation of 6,274 metres (20,584 ft) on its main summit.
Map of Pallqarahu, Peru
Palcaraju has three peaks: Palcaraju (6,274 metres (20,584 ft)), Palcaraju Oeste 6,110 metres (20,046 ft) and Palcaraju Sur 6,274 metres (20,584 ft).
In July 2012, two American climbers, Ben Horne and Gil Weiss, died on the way back down, after scaling the south face of Palcaraju W.
References
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