Urus,[1][2] also known as Yanaraju[3] (possibly from Quechua yana black, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[4][5] "black snow peak"), is a 5,423-metre-high (17,792 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru.[1][2][3] It located between Carhuaz and Huaraz provinces, in Ancash. Urus lies in Huascarán National Park, west of Tocllaraju.[1]
Urus | |
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Yanaraju | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,423 m (17,792 ft) |
Coordinates | 9°21′18″S 77°26′06″W / 9.35500°S 77.43500°W |
Geography | |
Urus Peru | |
Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |