Urus (mountain)

Urus,[1][2] also known as Yanaraju[3] (possibly from Quechua yana black, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[4][5] "black snow peak"), is a 5,423-metre-high (17,792 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru.[1][2][3] It located between Carhuaz and Huaraz provinces, in Ancash. Urus lies in Huascarán National Park, west of Tocllaraju.[1]

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Carhuaz Province and the Huaraz Province in the Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanarahu.
Urus
Yanaraju
Urus in front of Huascarán and Copa (on the left)
Highest point
Elevation5,423 m (17,792 ft)
Coordinates9°21′18″S 77°26′06″W 
Geography
Urus
Peru
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

References
  1. Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-928777-57-2.
  2. Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. p. 80. ISBN 9780953608720.
  3. Peru 1:100 000, Huari (19-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  4. "babylon.com". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
  5. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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