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Many peaks in Peru frequently quoted as being over 6000m are under this height according to the most recent surveys published by the Peruvian IGM. These peaks include:- Pumasillo 5,991m, Lasunayoc 5,936m, Yanarahu 5,954m, Artesonraju 5,999m, Sabancaya 5,976m, Palumani 5,723m, Sara Sara 5,505m, Helancoma 5,367m.
Travelers to Peru and locals generally agree that the best time of the year to visit the colorful site is in August, since it is the dry season and provides a very beautiful view, maximizing the vivid colors of the mountains. Nevertheless, the famous colors always look beautiful.
Alpamayo [2] [3] (possibly from Quechua allpa earth, mayu river, [4] "earth river") or Shuyturaju [3] (possibly from Ancash Quechua huytu, shuytu oblong, slim and long, Quechua rahu snow, ice, mountain covered in snow) [5] [6] is one of the most conspicuous peaks in the Cordillera Blanca of the Peruvian Andes.
The Cordillera Blanca is the most extensive tropical ice-covered mountain range in the world and has the largest concentration of ice in Peru. [1] It is part of the Cordillera Occidental (the westernmost part of the Peruvian Andes), and trends in a northwesterly direction for 200 km between 8°08' and 9°58'S of latitude and 77°00' and 77°52' W of longitude. [1]
On June 17, 2013, Nathan Heald (USA), Thomas Ryan (USA), and Luis Crispin (Peru) made the summit at 10:30 am after nine hours of climbing from a high camp at 5,500 m. on the NE ridge. This made Crispin the first Peruvian climber to summit the mountain. The team took a reading of 6,279 m, S 13° 20.027’, W 72° 32.596’, on a GPS device. [14]
Yerupajá is a mountain of the Huayhuash mountain range in west central Peru, part of the Andes.It is located at Áncash, Bolognesi Province, Lauricocha Province.At 6,635 metres (21,768 ft) (other sources: 6,617 m (21,709 ft)) [citation needed] it is the second-highest in Peru and the highest in the Huayhuash mountain range.