Pucaranra
Sign in to savePucaranra (possibly from Quechua puka red, ranra stony; stony ground,) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high (although other sources cite an elevation of . It is located in Ancash, southwest of mount Chinchey. Its territory is within the Peruvian protection area of Huascarán National Park, at the border of two provinces: Carhuaz and Huaraz (Districts of San Miguel De Aco and Independencia).
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Pucaranra
- Mountain.photo
- Lago Palcacocha 2002.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Palcaraju (on the left) and Pucaranra (on the right) behind Lake Palcacocha
- Mountain.map
- Peru
- Mountain.map_caption
- Peru
- Mountain.location
- Peru, Ancash Region
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 6147
- Mountain.parent_peak
- Chinchey
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 2903
- Mountain.range
- Andes, Cordillera Blanca
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 07/04/1948 - B. Lauterburg, Federico Marmillod, R. Schmid and F. Sigrist (Switzerland) via S.W. spur of S. ridge Variant on S.W. side-1954 E. slopes-1957: N.E. ridge-1959 S.W. ridge, S.W. face-1965 W. ridge-1977
- Mountain.easiest_route
- southeast ridge, AD
- Mountain.map_size
- 200
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Pucaranra (possibly from Quechua puka red, ranra stony; stony ground,) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high (although other sources cite an elevation of . It is located in Ancash, southwest of mount Chinchey. Its territory is within the Peruvian protection area of Huascarán National Park, at the border of two provinces: Carhuaz and Huaraz (Districts of San Miguel De Aco and Independencia).
== First ascent == Pucaranra was first climbed by B. Lauterburg, Federico Marmillod, R. Schmid and F. Sigrist (Switzerland) April 7, 1948, via Southwest spur of the south ridge.
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