Palcaraju

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title: "Palcaraju" 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 Peru" topic_path: "general/mountains-of-the-department-of-ancash" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palcaraju" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain in Peru ::

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

Field	Value
name	Palcaraju
photo	Lago Palcacocha 2002.jpg
photo_caption	Lake Palcacocha with lower slopes of Palcaraju (left) and Pucaranra (right).
map	Peru
location	Ancash, Peru
label_position	top
coordinates
elevation_m	6274
range	Andes, Cordillera Blanca
first_ascent	1939
map_size	220
photo_size	220
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| name = Palcaraju | photo =Lago Palcacocha 2002.jpg | photo_caption =Lake Palcacocha with lower slopes of Palcaraju (left) and Pucaranra (right). | map = Peru | map_caption = Location in Peru | location = Ancash, Peru | label_position = top | coordinates = | elevation_m = 6274 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 714 | prominence_ref= | listing = | range = Andes, Cordillera Blanca | topo = | range_coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | type = | age = | last_eruption = | first_ascent = 1939 | easiest_route = | map_size = 220 |photo_size=220}} Palcaraju (from Quechua pallqa, p'allqa, p'alqa forked, branched, fork, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the region of Ancash within the Peruvian Andes. It has an elevation of 6274 m on its main summit.

Palcaraju has three peaks: Palcaraju (6274 m), Palcaraju Oeste 6110 m and Palcaraju Sur 6274 m.

In July 2012, two American climbers, Ben Horne and Gil Weiss, died on the way back down, after scaling the south face of Palcaraju W.{{cite web| title= 2 American climbers found dead in Peruvian mountains |first=Marilia|last= Brocchetto| url= http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/28/world/americas/peru-climber-deaths | date= July 28, 2012| access-date=2012-07-29}}

References

References

1. Biggar, John. (2020). "The Andes: A Guide for Climbers and Skiers". Andes.
2. (2005). "Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000". Oesterreichischer Alpenverein.
3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): '''''pallqa''''', ''P'ALLQA'' - ''adj. Bifurcado, ahorquillado.'' '''''pallqa.''''' - ''s. Bifurcación. Punto donde se separan dos o más vías o caminos.''
4. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: '''''p'alqa''''' - ''s. Bifurcación, desvío, final en V. de una rama de árbol. EJEM: p'alqa k'aspi, rama de árbol que termina en V. SINÓN: tanka. Pe.Aya: pallja. Pe.Jun: palja. Ec: pallka.''
5. "Nevado Palcaraju". MINCETUR.
6. "babylon.com".

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