Huascaran Peru

Huascarán, Nevado Huascarán or Mataraju is a mountain located in Yungay Province, Department of Ancash, Peru. It is situated in the Cordillera Blanca range of the western Andes. The southern summit of Huascarán, which reaches 6,768 metres, is the highest point in Peru, the northern Andes, and in all of the earth's Tropics. Huascarán is the 4t…
Huascarán, Nevado Huascarán or Mataraju is a mountain located in Yungay Province, Department of Ancash, Peru. It is situated in the Cordillera Blanca range of the western Andes. The southern summit of Huascarán, which reaches 6,768 metres, is the highest point in Peru, the northern Andes, and in all of the earth's Tropics. Huascarán is the 4th highest mountain in South America after Aconcagua, Ojos del Salado, and Monte Pissis. Huascarán is ranked 25th by topographic isolation.
  • Elevation: 6,768 m (22,205 ft)
  • Location: Yungay, Peru
  • Prominence: 2,776 m (9,108 ft)
  • Isolation: 2,207.48 km (1,371.66 mi)
  • Listing: Country high point · Ultra
  • Parent range: Cordillera Blanca, Andes
  • Rock age: Cenozoic

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