Coordinates: 9°23′30″S 77°21′03″W / 9.39167°S 77.35083°W / -9.39167; -77.35083

Pucaranra

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Pucaranra
Palcaraju (on the left) and Pucaranra (on the right) behind Lake Palcacocha
Highest point
Elevation6,147 m (20,167 ft)
Prominence2,903 m (9,524 ft)[1]
Parent peakChinchey
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Geography
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LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca
Climbing
First ascent07/04/1948 - B. Lauterburg, Federico Marmillod, R. Schmid and F. Sigrist (Switzerland)[2][3] 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[4]
Easiest routesoutheast ridge, AD

Pucaranra[5][6][7][8] (possibly from Quechua puka red, ranra stony; stony ground,[9][10]) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,147 metres (20,167 ft) high[5] (although other sources cite an elevation of 6,156 metres (20,197 ft).[6][7][8] It is located in Ancash, southwest of mount Chinchey.[5][6] 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).[11]

First ascent

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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.[2][3]

Elevation

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Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM 6138 metres[12] and TanDEM-X 5961 metres.[13] The height of the nearest key col is 3253 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 2903 meters.[14] Pucaranra is considered a Mountain Sub-System according to the Dominance System [15] and its dominance is 47.16%. Its parent peak is Chinchey and the Topographic isolation is 2.4 kilometers.[14]

Climbing

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Several interesting lines on this mountain, none of them very serious but all requiring commitment. The east-northeast ridge is rated AD/D (depending on conditions), the southeast face AD+ and the southeast ridge AD.[16]

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References

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