Yerupajá is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher ...

of the

Huayhuash mountain range Huayhuash (possibly from Quechuan languages, Quechua ''waywash'', weasel'','' or ''waywashi'', squirrel) is a mountain range within the Andes of Peru, in the boundaries of the regions of Ancash Region, Ancash, Lima Region, Lima and Huánuco Regio ...

in west central

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, part of the

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. It's located at Áncash,

Bolognesi Province The Bolognesi Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru. Overview The province originally was part of Cajatambo Province (part of Lima Region since 1916) until 1903, when it was split off and named after Col. Francisco Bologne ...

Lauricocha Province Lauricocha Province is one of 11 provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of the province is Jesús. The province is found at high elevations in the Andes. The highest elevation in the province is snow-capped Yerupaja peak with a ...

. At (other sources: ) it is the second-highest in Peru and the highest in the

Huayhuash Huayhuash (possibly from Quechua ''waywash'', weasel'','' or ''waywashi'', squirrel) is a mountain range within the Andes of Peru, in the boundaries of the regions of Ancash, Lima and Huánuco.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo ...

mountain range. The summit is the highest point in the Amazon River watershed, and was first reached in 1950 by Jim Maxwell and Dave Harrah, and its northern peak (Yerupajá Norte) in 1968 by the

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ian Roger Bates and Graeme Dingle. Many visitors consider Yerupajá to be the most spectacular peak in South America. There have been only a few successful ascents of the peak because it is one of the hardest Andean high peaks to climb. The most popular route is the southwest face. The approach is normally made from

Huaraz Huaraz () (from Quechua: ''Waraq'' or ''Waras'', "''dawn''"), founded as San Sebastián de Huaraz, is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the Ancash Region (State of Ancash) and the seat of government of Huaraz Province. The urban area's popul ...

southwards via Chiquián and Jahuacocha.

Notable ascents

* 1950 ''Southern flank of West Face'' FAof peak by David Harrah and James Maxwell. * 1966 ''Direct West Face'' 2nd ascent of peak, FA of route over 13 days by Leif Patterson and Jorge Peterek. * 1968 ''Northeast Face'' FA of route by Chris Jones and Paul Dix (summit, July 30), supported by Dean Caldwell and Roger Hart (all US). * 1969 ''East Face'' by

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and

Peter Habeler Peter Habeler (born 22 July 1942) is an Austrian mountaineer. He was born in Mayrhofen, Austria. He developed an interest in mountain climbing at age six.http://www.everesthistory.com/climbers/habeler Among his accomplishments as a mountaineer a ...

. *2002 Main summit solo by Santiago Quintero (July 15)

Elevation

Based on the

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provided by the available Digital elevation models, SRTM2 (6558m with voids),

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filled with ASTER (6551m with voids),

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(6110m with voids), Yerupaja is about 6635 meters above sea level. This altitude was considered due to the lack of topographic data or even handheld GPS data. The height of the nearest

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is 4592

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, so its prominence is 2025

. Yerupaja is listed as range or area, based on the Dominance system and its dominance is 30.6%. Its

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is Huascaran Sur 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 mounta ...

is 148.8

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. This information was obtained during a research by Suzanne Imber in 2014. Yerupaja South Face

External links

Yerupajá on Summitpost

Complete guide to the Huayhuash Andean Circuit (in spanish)

Elevation information about Yerupaja

Weather Forecast at Yerupaja

References

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

Notable ascents

Elevation

See also

External links

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