Urus (mountain)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Carhuaz Province and the Huaraz Province in the Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanarahu.
Urus
Yanaraju

Urus in front of Huascarán and Copa (on the left)
Highest point
Elevation 5,423 m (17,792 ft)
Coordinates 9°21′18″S 77°26′06″W / 9.35500°S 77.43500°W / -9.35500; -77.43500Coordinates: 9°21′18″S 77°26′06″W / 9.35500°S 77.43500°W / -9.35500; -77.43500
Geography
Urus

Peru

Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Urus,[1][2] also known as Yanaraju[3] (possibly from Quechua yana black, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[4][5] "black snow peak"), is a 5,423 m (17,792 ft) high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru.[1][2][3] It located between Carhuaz and Huaraz provinces, in Ancash. Urus lies in Huascarán National Park, west of Tocllaraju.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-928777-57-2.
  2. 1 2 Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. p. 80. ISBN 9780953608720.
  3. 1 2 Peru 1:100 000, Huari (19-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  4. ↑ babylon.com
  5. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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