First ascent 3 April 1954 | Elevation 5,420 m | |
Similar Nevado Ishinca, Tocllaraju, Nevado Pisco, Vallunaraju, Ranrapalca | ||
Urus, also known as Yanaraju (possibly from Quechua yana black, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow, "black snow peak"), is a 5,423 m (17,792 ft) high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It located between Carhuaz and Huaraz provinces, in Ancash. Urus lies in Huascarán National Park, west of Tocllaraju.
Map of Yanarahu, Peru
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