Chacraraju

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title: "Chacraraju" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-the-department-of-ancash", "six-thousanders-of-the-andes"] description: "Mountain in the Andes of Peru" topic_path: "general/mountains-of-the-department-of-ancash" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chacraraju" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain in the Andes of Peru ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]

Field	Value
name	Chacraraju
photo	Chacraraju.jpg
map	Peru
map_caption	Location in Peru
coordinates
elevation_m	6108
elevation_ref
prominence_m	2855
prominence_ref
parent_peak	Huandoy
range	Cordillera Blanca, Andes
first_ascent	Chacraraju Oeste: Lionel Terray et al (31 July 1956) - Chacraraju Este: Lionel Terray et al. 5 August 1962
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| name = Chacraraju | photo = Chacraraju.jpg | photo_alt = | photo_caption = | map = Peru | map_caption = Location in Peru | location = | coordinates = | elevation_m = 6108 | elevation_ref = | prominence = | prominence_m = 2855 | prominence_ft = | prominence_ref = | parent_peak = Huandoy | listing = | range = Cordillera Blanca, Andes | topo = | range_coordinates = | type = | age = | volcanic_arc/belt = | last_eruption = | first_ascent = Chacraraju Oeste: Lionel Terray et al (31 July 1956) - Chacraraju Este: Lionel Terray et al. 5 August 1962 | easiest_route = | other_name = | photo_size = Chacraraju or Chakraraju (possibly from Quechua chakra little farm; field, land sown with seed, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca range in the Andes of Peru. The mountain has two distinctive peaks: Chacraraju Oeste (west summit; 6108 m) and Chacraraju Este (east summit; 6001 m). Chacraraju is located in Huaylas Province, Ancash; south and southeast of Pirámide and east of Lake Parón. The peak is accessible from the Pisco base camp at Cebollapampa.

Chacraraju is considered the steepest and the most difficult-to-climb six-thousander in the Andes. A French expedition led by Lionel Terray first climbed the mountain on 31 July 1956 (Chakrarahu Oeste) and on 5 August 1962 (Chakrarahu Este) using what have since become the normal routes (northeast face and northeast ridge). Greg Mortimer was badly injured during a later attempt to climb the mountain.

References

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