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-metre-high (17,792 ft) 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]
| Urus | |
|---|---|
| Yanaraju | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,423 m (17,792 ft) |
| Coordinates | 9°21′18″S 77°26′06″W / 9.35500°S 77.43500°W |
| Geography | |
  Urus Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
References
edit- ^ a b c Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-928777-57-2.
- ^ a b Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. p. 80. ISBN 9780953608720.
- ^ a b Peru 1:100 000, Huari (19-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- ^ "babylon.com". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
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