List of mountains in Peru

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Peaks above 6,000 metres

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Huascarán Sur
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Yerupajá
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Coropuna
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Huantsan
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Ausangate

This is a list of the thirty-seven 6000 metre peaks in Peru as defined by a regain height, or prominence, above a col of 300m or more. This list is taken from the full set of Peruvian IGM maps [1] alongside various climbing and mountaineering records. [2] [3] Heights are taken from the Peruvian IGM 1:100,000 series maps with the OEAV survey maps [4] of the Cordillera Blanca (north and south) used where the IGM maps do not give spot heights. SRTM data has been used in a few places to confirm these heights, but due to the steep terrain is often unusable [5]

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Mountain Elevation
(metres)		 Region Mountain range
Huascarán S6,768 Ancash Cordillera Blanca
Huascarán N6,655 Ancash Cordillera Blanca
Yerupajá 6,617 Ancash Cordillera Huayhuash
Coropuna 6,425 Arequipa Cordillera Occidental
Huandoy 6,395 Ancash Cordillera Blanca
Coropuna Casulla 6,377 Arequipa Cordillera Occidental
Ausangate 6,372 Cusco Cordillera Vilcanota
Huantsan (Tunshu)6,369 Ancash Cordillera Blanca
Chopicalqui 6,345 Ancash Cordillera Blanca
Siula Grande 6,344 Lima-Huánuco Cordillera Huayhuash
Chinchey (Rurichinchay)6,309 Ancash Cordillera Blanca
Coropuna E 6,305 Arequipa Cordillera Occidental
Ampato 6,288 Arequipa Cordillera Occidental
Palcaraju 6,274 Ancash Cordillera Blanca
Salcantay 6,271 Cusco Cordillera Vilcabamba
Santa Cruz 6,241 Ancash Cordillera Blanca
Copa 6,188 Ancash Cordillera Blanca
Ranrapalca 6,162 Ancash Cordillera Blanca
Huandoy S6,160 Ancash Cordillera Blanca
Pucaranra 6,156 Ancash Cordillera Blanca
Hualcán (Rahupakinan)6,122 Ancash Cordillera Blanca
Yerupaja Chico 6,121 Ancash Cordillera Huayhuash
Callangate (a.k.a. Qullpa Ananta, Cayangate or Chimboya)6,110 Cusco Cordillera Vilcanota
Chacraraju 6,108 Ancash Cordillera Blanca
Chumpe (a.k.a. Hatunrit'i, Ñañaluma, Wisk'achani, Yanaluma)6,106 Cusco Cordillera Vilcanota
Alcamarinayoc (a.k.a. Qullqi Cruz)6,102 Cusco Cordillera Vilcanota
Jirishanca 6,094 Ancash-Huánuco Cordillera Huayhuash
Hatunuma (Pico Tres)6,093 Cusco Cordillera Vilcanota
Solimana 6,093 Arequipa Cordillera Occidental
Chachani 6,057 Arequipa Cordillera Occidental
Yayamari (Montura)6,049 Cusco Cordillera Vilcanota
Pucajirca 6,046 Ancash Cordillera Blanca
Chaupi Orco 6,044 Puno- Bolivia Cordillera Apolobamba
Quitaraju 6,036 Ancash Cordillera Blanca
Tocllaraju 6,034 Ancash Cordillera Blanca
Hualca Hualca 6,025 Arequipa Cordillera Occidental
Caraz 6,025 Ancash Cordillera Blanca

Peaks less than 6000m

Many peaks in Peru frequently quoted as being over 6000m are under this height according to the most recent surveys published by the Peruvian IGM. These peaks include:- Pumasillo 5,991m, Lasunayoc 5,936m, Yanarahu 5,954m, Artesonraju 5,999m, Sabancaya 5,976m, Palumani 5,723m, Sara Sara 5,505m, Helancoma 5,367m.

Sub-peaks with less than 300m re-ascent

Other 6,000 m peaks which are often defined as individual peaks but which have less than 300 m of re-ascent or prominence, include:- Huandoy W 6,342 m (prominence between 200-250m), Sarapu 6,127 (prominence between 180-230m), Callangate North 6,000 m (less than 295m prominence).

Qaras E (6025m) and Rasac (6,017 m) may or may not have 300m prominence. There is insufficient data on the relevant Peruvian IGM maps.

Mountain ranges

Peru is home to a number of mountain ranges, including the following:

See also

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Department of Ancash Departments of Peru

Ancash is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the city of Huaraz, and its largest city and port is Chimbote. The name of the region originates from the Quechua word anqash, from anqas ('blue') or from anka ('eagle').

Cordillera Huayhuash Mountain range in the Andes of Peru

Huayhuash is a mountain range within the Andes of Peru, in the boundaries of the regions of Ancash, Lima and Huánuco. Since 2002 it is protected within the Cordillera Huayhuash Reserved Zone.

Cordillera Blanca Mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range

The Cordillera Blanca is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for 200 kilometres (124 mi) between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks over 6,000 metres (19,690 ft) high and 722 individual glaciers. The highest mountain in Peru, Huascarán, at 6,768 metres (22,205 ft) high, is located there.

Huascarán Mountain in Peru

Huascarán or Mataraju is a mountain in the Peruvian province of Yungay, situated in the Cordillera Blanca range of the western Andes. The southern summit of Huascarán, which reaches 6,768 metres (22,205 ft), is the highest point in Peru, the northern Andes, and in all of the earth's Tropics. Huascarán is the fourth highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere and South America after Aconcagua, Ojos del Salado, and Monte Pissis, respectively.

Huascarán National Park World Heritage Site and national park in Peru

Huascarán National Park is a Peruvian national park that comprises most of the mountain range known as Cordillera Blanca which is part of the central Andes, in the region of Ancash. The park covers an area of 340,000 ha and is managed by the Peruvian Network of Protected Natural Areas: SERNANP. It was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1985 by UNESCO, is also a well-known mountaineering spot and harbors a unique biodiversity with plant species such as the Queen of the Andes, trees of the genera Polylepis and Buddleja, and animals such as spectacled bears, condors, vicunas and tarucas.

Salcantay Mountain in Peru

Salcantay, Salkantay or Sallqantay is the highest peak in the Vilcabamba mountain range, part of the Peruvian Andes. It is located in the Cusco Region, about 60 km (40 mi) west-northwest of the city of Cusco. It is the 38th-highest peak in the Andes, and the twelfth-highest in Peru. However, as a range highpoint in deeply incised terrain, it is the second most topographically prominent peak in the country, after Huascarán.

Chachacomani Mountain in Bolivia

Chachacomani is a mountain in the Cordillera Real of the Andes Mountains, east of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia.

Huantsán Mountain in Peru

Huantsán,Huantsan or Tunsho is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in Ancash Region and is part of the Cordillera Blanca mountain range, a sub-range of the Andes. It has four peaks, with a maximum elevation of 6,369 metres (20,896 ft) above sea level.

Copa (mountain) Mountain in Peru

Nevado Copa is a mountain in the Andes of Peru whose summit reaches about 6,188 metres (20,302 ft) above sea level. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District, and in the Carhuaz Province, Marcará District, south-east of Hualcán. Its territory is within the Peruvian protection area of Huascarán National Park and is part of the Cordillera Blanca.

Jirishanca Mountain in Peru

Jirishanca is a 6,094-metre-high (19,993 ft) mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in west central Peru, part of the Andes. Other sources cite a height of 6,125 metres (20,095 ft). It is the tenth highest peak in Peru and the third in the Huayhuash range. Jirishanca translates as "hummingbird bill peak".

Tuco (mountain) Mountain in Peru

Tuco,Tuku,Tucu or Huanaco Punta is a mountain in the Andes in South America. Its summit is 5,479 m (17,976 ft)) high and it is one of the southernmost peaks in the snow-capped Cordillera Blanca in northwestern central Peru. Tuco is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Aquia District and in the Recuay Province, Catac District. It is situated northeast of Caullaraju, between Challhua in the west and Pastoruri in the east.

Caullaraju Mountain in Peru

Caullaraju or Jeulla Rajo is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,682 m (18,642 ft) high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province. In the IGN-Peru map, the highest peak is reported to be named Jenhuaracra.

Huallanca mountain range Mountains in Peru

The Huallanca mountain range (possibly from Quechua, wallanka mountain range; a cactus plant ; also called Chaupi Janca or Shicra Shicra lies in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province. The Huallanca mountain range is a small range southeast of the Cordillera Blanca and north of the Huayhuash mountain range extending between 9°52' and 10°03'S and 76°58' and 77°04'W for about 19 km in a northeasterly direction.

Hualcán Mountain in Peru

Hualcán is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,165 metres (20,226 ft) high. It is located in Ancash, between Chacas and Carhuaz districts. Hualcán lies south-east of Chequiaraju. Its territory is within the Peruvian protection area of Huascarán National Park and it's on the border of two provinces: Asuncion and Carhuaz. Cities of Chacas and Carhuaz.

Pucaraju or Pukaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,025 metres (16,486 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, Lucma District, in the Pomabamba Province, Llumpa District, and in the Yungay Province, Yanama District. Pucaraju lies southeast of Taulliraju and west of the lakes named Wiqruqucha and Orgoncocha.

Pucaraju (Ticapampa) Mountain in Peru

Pucaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,346 metres (17,539 ft) high or 5,322 metres (17,461 ft) high depending on the source. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Ticapampa District. Pucaraju lies west of Yanamarey and northeast of Lake Querococha.

Huacshash Mountain in Peru

Huacshash or Huaqshash is a mountain in the west of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,644 metres (18,517 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Huacshash lies on a sub-range in the west, south of the Huayllapa River, north of the Pumarinri River and southeast of the villages of Huayllapa and Auquimarca.

Vicos Mountain in Peru

Vicos or Paccharuri is a 5,315 m (17,438 ft) high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Marcara District. Paccharuri lies in the Huascarán National Park, southwest of Copa and southeast of Lake Lejiacocha.

Raju Cutac Mountain in Peru

Raju Cutac, Rajo Cutac or Rajutuna, is a 5,355-metre-high (17,569 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Aquia District. Raju Cutac lies southeast of Challhua and Tuco.

References

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Endnotes
  1. ↑ Peruvian Instituto Geografico Militar 1:100, 000 map series published in Lima, various dates from 1950's to present, Sheets 18-h, 19-h, 19-i, 20-i, 21-j, 27-q, 28-t, 28-u, 30-y, 31-q, 32-q, 32-s and 33-s cover the 6000m peaks of Peru.
  2. ↑ J. Neate (1994). Mountaineering in the Andes, p187. RGS 1994, ISBN   0-907649-64-5
  3. ↑ J. Biggar(2005). The Andes - A Guide for Climbers, p279. pub. Andes, ISBN   0-9536087-2-7
  4. ↑ Alpenverienskarte sheets 0/3a and 0/3b published 1999 and 2005. ISBN   3-928777-57-2 and ISBN   3-937530-05-3
  5. ↑ Ferranti 2005, "Peru ultra-Prominences", op. cit.

The lists can be contradictory but are all useful. They use different criteria of prominence or re-ascent for defining major peaks and sub-peaks.

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