Palcaraju
(from
Quechua ''pallqa, p'allqa, p'alqa'' forked, branched,
fork,
''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow,
) is a mountain in the
Cordillera Blanca
The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks ove ...
mountain range in the region of
Ancash within the Peruvian
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
. It has an elevation of on its main summit.
Palcaraju has three peaks: Palcaraju (), Palcaraju Oeste and Palcaraju Sur .
In July 2012, two American climbers, Ben Horne and Gil Weiss, died on the way back down, after scaling the south face of Palcaraju W.
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Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Ancash Region
Six-thousanders of the Andes