Palcaraju
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| Palcaraju | |
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 Palcaraju
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| Elevation | 6,274 m (20,584 ft) |
| Listing | List of mountains in Peru |
| Location | |
| Range | Cordillera Blanca, Andes |
| Coordinates | 09°22′06″S 77°22′15″W / 9.36833°S 77.37083°WCoordinates: 09°22′06″S 77°22′15″W / 9.36833°S 77.37083°W |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1939 |
Nevado Palcaraju is a mountain in the Andes cordillera and at 6,274m is the eighth highest summit in the Cordillera Blanca[1] of northern Peru. Summits of the mountain besides its main summit Palcaraju Centro are:
- Palcaraju Este (6,180 m)
- Palcaraju Oeste (6,110 m)
- Palcaraju Sur (5,900 m)
Nevado Palcaraju is part of the Chinchey massif, and the nearest summit above 6,000 m is Nevado Chinchey (6,309m) itself, 5 km away in an east-southeasterly direction.
The nearest town is Huaraz, 25 km in the southwest, situated in Callejón de Huaylas. This town was struck by a mudslide in 1941, descending from Palcacocha Lake, 1,700 m below the summit of Palcaraju.
