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Also known as Rurichinchay

Chinchey, also known as Rurichinchay, is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the region of Ancash, most precisely between the districts of Aco (in Carhuaz Province), Independencia (in Huaraz Province), and Huari (in Huari Province).

Key facts

Mountain.map
Peru
Mountain.name
Chinchey
Mountain.photo
perillaerea.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption
Aerial view of the Cordillera Blanca as seen from the southeast showing Ranrapalca and Chinchey in the left part of the image
Mountain.map_caption
Peru
Mountain.location
Ancash, Peru
Mountain.label_position
right
Mountain.elevation_m
6309
Mountain.prominence_m
1342
Mountain.listing
List of mountains in the Andes
Mountain.range
Cordillera Blanca
Mountain.other_name
Rurichinchay
Mountain.map_size
200

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
mountain
Country
Peru
Elevation
6309
Material used
granite
Image
Perillaerea.jpg
Significant event
first ascent
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located in protected area
Huascarán National Park
mountain range
Cordillera Blanca
located in/on physical feature
Andes
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Chinchey, also known as Rurichinchay, is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the region of Ancash, most precisely between the districts of Aco (in Carhuaz Province), Independencia (in Huaraz Province), and Huari (in Huari Province).

Rurichinchay is also the name of the lake northeast of the mountain at and the name of the river which originates at the lake. It flows to the southeast.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chinchey” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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