Urus
Urus, also known as Yanaraju, is a 5,423-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It located between Carhuaz and Huaraz provinces, in Ancash. Urus lies in Huascarán National Park, west of Tocllaraju.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 5,423 metres
- Description: mountain in Peru
- Also known as: “Yanaraju”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Huascarán National Park and Tocllaraju.
Huascarán National Park
Huascarán National Park is in the Central Sierra region of Peru. It's inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list. It's one of the biggest mountain ranges in the world, the majority of its peaks measure around 6000 m above sea level…
Tocllaraju
Peak
Photo: Interisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tocllaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,034 m high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Aco District, and in the Huaraz Province, Tarica District.
Urus
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: San Miguel de Aco District, Carhuaz Province, Ancash, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-9.3548° or 9° 21′ 17″ southLongitude
-77.4356° or 77° 26′ 8″ westElevation
5,423 metres (17,792 feet)Open location code
6724JHW7+3POpenStreetMap ID
node 775796045OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q2181127
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Venetian—“Urus” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Paso Urus and Urus Central.
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