Pucaranra

This article is about the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Ranra.

Pucaranra
Palcaraju (on the left) and Pucaranra (on the right) behind Lake Palcacocha
Highest point
Elevation	6,147 m (20,167 ft)
Prominence	2,903 m (9,524 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Chinchey
Coordinates	9°23′30″S 77°21′03″W
Geography
Pucaranra Peru
Location	Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range	Andes, Cordillera Blanca
Climbing
First ascent	07/04/1948 - B. Lauterburg, Federico Marmillod, R. Schmid and F. Sigrist (Switzerland)[2][3] via S.W. spur of S. ridge Variant on S.W. side-1954 E. slopes-1957: N.E. ridge-1959 S.W. ridge, S.W. face-1965 W. ridge-1977[4]
Easiest route	southeast ridge, AD

Pucaranra[5][6][7][8] (possibly from Quechua puka red, ranra stony; stony ground,[9][10]) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,147 metres (20,167 ft) high[5] (although other sources cite an elevation of 6,156 metres (20,197 ft).[6][7][8] It is located in Ancash, southwest of mount Chinchey.[5][6] Its territory is within the Peruvian protection area of Huascarán National Park, at the border of two provinces: Carhuaz and Huaraz (Districts of San Miguel De Aco and Independencia).[11]

First Ascent

Pucaranra was first climbed by B. Lauterburg, Federico Marmillod, R. Schmid and F. Sigrist (Switzerland) April 07th 1948 via Southwest spur of the south ridge.[2][3]

Elevation

Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM 6138 metres[12] and TanDEM-X 5961 metres.[13] The height of the nearest key col is 3253 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 2903 meters.[14] Pucaranra is considered a Mountain Sub-System according to the Dominance System [15] and its dominance is 47.16%. Its parent peak is Chinchey and the Topographic isolation is 2.4 kilometers.[14]

Climbing

Several interesting lines on this mountain, none of them very serious but all requiring commitment. The east-northeast ridge is rated AD/D (depending on conditions), the southeast face AD+ and the southeast ridge AD.[16]

External links

• Elevation information about Pucaranra
• Weather Forecast at Pucaranra

References

1. "Pucaranra". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
2. Ostrowski. Mas Alto que los Condores.
3. "AAJ (American Alpine Journal)". AAJ (American Alpine Journal): 113. 1958.
4. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
5. Díaz, Felipe (2008–2009). Carta Turística. Cordilleras Blanca, Negra, Huayhuash y Callejón de Huaylas.
6. Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
7. Biggar, John (2020). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers and Skiers. Andes. p. 100. ISBN 9780953608768.
8. "Nevado Pucaranra - Peakbagger.com". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
9. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
10. "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
11. PERU, Autor: GEO GPS. "Base de datos Perú - Shapefile - *.shp - MINAM - IGN - Límites Políticos". Retrieved 2020-04-30.
12. NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission - Filled Data V2". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
13. TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X. "Copernicus Space Component Data Access". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
14. "Pucaranra". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
15. "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
16. "AAC Publications - South America, Peru, Pucahirca Central and Pucaranra, Cordillera Blanca". publications.americanalpineclub.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.