South America
Peru
Ancash

Alpamayo

Alpamayo or Shuyturaju is one of the most conspicuous peaks in the of the . Alpamayo Creek originates northwest of it. The Alpamayo lies next to the slightly higher .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 5,947 metres
  • Description: mountain in Peru
  • Also known as: “Shuyturaju”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Quitaraju and Lake Arhuaycocha.

Peak
Photo: PercyDextre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Kitaraju is a mountain in the in the of , about 6,036 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, .

Photo: Edubucher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a lake in , in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, . It is at the foot of the mountains and Rinrijirca and the Arhuay glacier.

Glacier
Photo: Edubucher, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Alpamayo

Latitude
-8.8789° or 8° 52′ 44″ south
Longitude
-77.6536° or 77° 39′ 13″ west
Elevation
5,947 metres (19,511 feet)
Open location code
673448CW+CH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 806207718
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q829688
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Venetian—“Alpamayo” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Алпамайо”
  • Catalan: “Alpamayo”
  • Chinese: “阿尔帕玛尤山”
  • Czech: “Alpamayo”
  • Danish: “Alpamayo”
  • Dutch: “Alpamayo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل الپامايو”
  • Esperanto: “Alpamaĝo”
  • Estonian: “Alpamayo”
  • Finnish: “Alpamayo”
  • French: “Alpamayo”
  • German: “Alpamayo”
  • Hebrew: “אלפמאיו”
  • Hungarian: “Alpamayo”
  • Italian: “Alpamayo”
  • Japanese: “アルパマーヨ”
  • Japanese: “アルパマーヨ山”
  • Japanese: “アルパマヨ”
  • Ladin: “Alpamayo”
  • Latin: “Alpamayo”
  • Lithuanian: “Alpamajas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alpamayo”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alpamayo”
  • Norwegian: “Alpamayo”
  • Persian: “آلپامایو”
  • Polish: “Alpamayo”
  • Portuguese: “Alpamayo”
  • Quechua: “Allpamayu urqu”
  • Quechua: “Alpamayo”
  • Quechua: “Shuytu Rahu”
  • Quechua: “Shuyturahu”
  • Quechua: “Shuyturasu”
  • Quechua: “Suyturasu”
  • Romanian: “Alpamayo”
  • Russian: “Алпамайо”
  • Spanish: “Allpa mayu”
  • Spanish: “Alpamayo”
  • Spanish: “nevado Alpamayo”
  • Spanish: “Shuytu rahu”
  • Spanish: “Shuyturaju”
  • Swedish: “Alpamayo”
  • Turkish: “Alpamayo dağı”
  • Turkish: “Alpamayo”
  • Ukrainian: “Альпамайо”
  • Venetian: “Alpamayo”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jancarurish and Laguna Quitaracsa.

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