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South America / Peru / Urus Este
Record SL-837008 · Wikidata Q2181127

Urus Este

'''Yanaraju'''
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Elevation
5,423 m
17,792 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
9.3548° S, 77.4356° W
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Urus Este
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Description

Wikipedia

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

Best months

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

Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Urus Central 5,495 m W 261° 1.3 km
Urus Oeste 5,450 m W 253° 2.2 km
Tocllaraju 6,034 m E 78° 4.3 km