Pucaranra (possibly from Quechua ''puka'' red, ''ranra'' stony; stony ground,) 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 ...

in the

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, about high (although other sources cite an elevation of . It is located in Ancash, southwest of mount

Chinchey Chinchey, also known as Rurichinchay, is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the region of Ancash, most precisely between the districts of Aco (in Carhuaz Province), Independencia (in Huaraz Province), ...

. Its territory is within the Peruvian protection area of Huascarán National Park, at the border of two provinces:

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and Huaraz (Districts of San Miguel De Aco and Independencia).

First Ascent

Pucaranra was first climbed by B. Lauterburg, Federico Marmillod, R. Schmid and F. Sigrist (

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

) April 07th 1948 via Southwest spur of the south ridge.

Elevation

Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM 6138 metres and TanDEM-X 5961 metres. The height of the nearest

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is 3253

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, leading to a

topographic prominence In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contou ...

of 2903

. Pucaranra is considered a Mountain Sub-System according to the ''Dominance System'' and its dominance is 47.16%. Its parent peak is

and the

Topographic isolation The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum distance to a point of equal elevation, representing a radius of dominance in which the peak is the highest point. It can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for major mountain ...

is 2.4 kilometers.

Climbing

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.

External links

Elevation information about Pucaranra

Weather Forecast at Pucaranra

References

Mountains of Peru Mountains of Ancash Region Six-thousanders of the Andes {{Ancash-geo-stub