Kitarahu
| Kitarahu | |
|---|---|
 Qaras I and II (on the left), Kitarahu and Allpamayu (visible behind the clouds) and Artesonraju (on the right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,040 m (19,820 ft) |
| Coordinates | 8°53′41″S 77°39′46″W / 8.89472°S 77.66278°WCoordinates: 8°53′41″S 77°39′46″W / 8.89472°S 77.66278°W |
| Geography | |
  Kitarahu Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1936, E. Schneider, A. Awerzger[1] |
Kitarahu (Ancash Quechua kita dam,[2] Quechua rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[3] hispanicized spellings Quitarajo, Quitaraju, also Kitaraju) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,040 metres (19,816 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District.[4] Kitarahu lies north of the Yuraqmayu valley (Santa Cruz gorge) and the lakes named Ichikqucha, Hatunqucha and Kitaqucha, between Pukarahu in the west and Alpamayo (Allpamayu) in the northeast.
The name of the mountain Kitarahu correlates with the name of the nearby lake Kitaqucha (Quechua for storage lake, hispanicized Quitacocha).
References
- ↑ montanasperuanas.com "Quitaraju 6040", retrieved on August 14, 2013
- ↑ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish
- ↑ babylon.com rahu - s. snow; ice; mountain with snow
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
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