Raura mountain range

Raura mountain range
Raura mountain range
Highest point
Peak	Yarupac
Elevation	5,685 m (18,652 ft)
Dimensions
Length	20 km (12 mi) N-S
Geography
Country	Peru
Region	Huánuco, Lima, Pasco
Range coordinates	10°27′S 76°47′W
Parent range	Andes

Raura[1][2][3][4][5] (possibly from Quechua rawra gravel)[6] is a mountain range located in the Andes of Peru, on the boundaries of the regions of Huánuco, Lima and Pasco. It extends between 10°21' and 10°31'S and 76°41' and 76°50'W for about 20 km.[5] It lies a few kilometres southeast of Huayhuash mountain range.

Mountains

The highest mountain in the range is Yarupac at 5,685 metres (18,652 ft).[7][1] Other mountains are listed below:[8][9]

Santa Rosa 5,655 metres (18,553 ft)[7]
Cule, 5,580 metres (18,307 ft)
Flor de Luto, 5,529 metres (18,140 ft)
León Huaccanan, 5,421 metres (17,785 ft)
Condorsenja, 5,379 metres (17,648 ft)
Quesillojanca, 5,348 metres (17,546 ft)
Puyhuanccocha, 5,200 metres (17,060 ft)
Chuspe, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Chacraccocha, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Chuspiccocha 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Cushuropata, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Siete Caballeros, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Sillasura 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
Yanajirca, 4,782 metres (15,689 ft)

Lakes

Some of the largest lakes of the range are Patarcocha, Tinquicocha and Huascacocha.

Glaciers

Notable glaciated areas in this range are: Leon Huaccanan-Azuljanka,[9] which is a plateau of 10 km. long and 2½ km. wide that rises eastward, to a steep cliff in its eastern margin;[1] a tiny ice plateau at the union of the Yarupac-Torre de Cristal ridges;[1] and finally mount Santa Rosa which has the most of the remaining glacier ice.[1] Permanent snow begins at about 5000m in the northern and central parts of the range.[1]

Environmental issues

This mountain range has a bad conservation status because of mining activity in the area and the ongoing glacier retreat due to climate change.[10] Explosions and pollution of lakes are important disturbances to the local ecosystem caused by mining activity.[1] There are also abandoned facilities of other mining companies in the area.[1]

References

Ricker, John (1974). "Cordillera Raura" (PDF). The American Alpine Journal. 19 (1). Retrieved 2016-05-27.
Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. pp. 101–102. ISBN 9780953608720.
"Mapa UGEL Oyon" (PDF). Mapas DRE y UGEL. ESCALE - Ministerio de Educación - Perú. 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-18. Cordillera Raura
Peru 1:100 000, Yanahuanca (21-j). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras
babylon.com: rawra - gravel
Peru 1:100 000, Yanahuanca (21-j). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region)
Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
"Cordillera Raura". Inventario Turistico del Perú. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

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[:1-1] Ricker, John (1974). "Cordillera Raura" (PDF). The American Alpine Journal. 19 (1). Retrieved 2016-05-27.

[2] Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. pp. 101–102. ISBN 9780953608720.

[:2-3] "Mapa UGEL Oyon" (PDF). Mapas DRE y UGEL. ESCALE - Ministerio de Educación - Perú. 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-18. Cordillera Raura

[:12-4] Peru 1:100 000, Yanahuanca (21-j). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).

[:3-5] usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras

[6] ylon.com: rawra - gravel

[:0-7] Peru 1:100 000, Yanahuanca (21-j). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).

[8] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region)

[:4-9] Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994

[10] "Cordillera Raura". Inventario Turistico del Perú. Retrieved 2016-07-12.