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South America / Bolivia / La Paz / Pura Purani T'uxu
Record SL-860186 · Wikidata Q21044303

Pura Purani T'uxu

Cerro Pura Purani Thojo
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Elevation
5,416 m
17,769 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
16.1342° S, 68.2925° W
Grid ref
Contour figure · generated from position
No photograph on recordGenerated plate

Description

Wikipedia

Pura Purani T'uxu or Pura Purani Tuqu (Aymara pura pura Xenophyllum (or a species of it), -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the pura pura plant", t'uxu window or tuqu goitre, also spelled Purapurani Thojo) is a 5,416-metre-high (17,769 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pucarani Municipality. It lies northeast of Nasa Q'ara and north of a lake named Allqa Quta. The small lake northwest of the mountain is Khunu Quta ("snow lake").

First ascent

Date
1994
Jill Neate, Bolivia, RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
Source · wikipedia

Best months

Rows beneath each bar: mean temperature, monthly precipitation. Highest-scoring month in red.

Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Pico Quijarro 5,047 m W 277° 0.8 km
Pico Contador 5,295 m E 85° 1.0 km
Nasa Q'ara 5,156 m SW 247° 1.1 km
Cerro Wawanaki 5,396 m S 176° 3.8 km
Cerro Chiaqapa 5,410 m E 73° 3.8 km
Cadena Negra 4,928 m SW 216° 4.4 km