Glaciar del Nevado Alpamayo
Glaciar del Nevado Alpamayo is a glacier in Ancash, Peru.Places of Interest
Highlights include Santa Cruz and Alpamayo.
Santa Cruz
Peak
Photo: Edubucher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Cruz, Pucaraju, Pukaraju or Pico de Huaylas is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru; within Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash. It has a height of 6,259 metres, although other maps cite a height of 6,241 metres.
Alpamayo
Peak
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Alpamayo or Shuyturaju is one of the most conspicuous peaks in the Cordillera Blanca of the Peruvian Andes. Alpamayo Creek originates northwest of it. The Alpamayo lies next to the slightly higher Quitaraju.
Quitaraju
Peak
Photo: PercyDextre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Quitaraju or Kitaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,036 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District.
Glaciar del Nevado Alpamayo
- Type: Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Ancash, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-8.877° or 8° 52′ 37″ southLongitude
-77.6892° or 77° 41′ 21″ westOpen location code
673448F6+58OpenStreetMap ID
way 67789107OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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