Churup

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Churup

Wallunarahu and Ranrapallqa (both snow-covered), Rima Rima and Churup (on the right) as seen from Huaraz
Elevation 5,493 m (18,022 ft)[1]
Location
Churup
Peru
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Range Andes, Cordillera Blanca
Coordinates 9°28′05″S 77°24′56″W / 9.46806°S 77.41556°W / -9.46806; -77.41556Coordinates: 9°28′05″S 77°24′56″W / 9.46806°S 77.41556°W / -9.46806; -77.41556[2]
Climbing
First ascent 1-1954 via N.W. side: S. rock face-1962: S.W. face-1972: Variant S.W. face direct-1982: S.W. face (new route)-1983[1]

Churup (Quechua, in Ancash Quechua spelled Tsurup) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru,[3] about 5,493 metres (18,022 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District, northeast of Huaraz.[4] Churup is situated south of the mountain Ranrapallqa, between the Rima Rima in the northwest and Qullapaqu and Wamashrahu in the southeast, at the entrance to the Qillqaywank'a valley. Churup Lake lies at the foot of the mountain.

Gallery

  • Ranrapallqa (in the distance), Rima Rima, Churup (middle, left), Qullapaqu and Wamashrahu as seen from Huaraz

  • Churup Lake at the foot of the mountain

  • The mountains Rima Rima and Churup as seen from Huaraz

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate Peru RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
  2. ↑ wikimapia.org "Nevado Churup", retrieved on October 9, 2013
  3. ↑ andix.com Map of a part of the Cordillera Blanca
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region) showing Churup labelled "Nevado Huamanrripa"


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