Quitaraju

Also known as Kitaraju

Quitaraju or Kitaraju (possibly from Ancash Quechua kita dam, Quechua rahu snow, ice) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. Quitaraju lies north of the Santa Cruz Creek and the lakes named Ichiccocha, Jatuncocha and Quitacocha, between Santa Cruz in the west and Alpamayo in the northeast. Its slopes are within the Huascarán National Park.

Key facts

Mountain.map: Peru
Mountain.map_caption: Peru
Mountain.name: Quitaraju
Mountain.photo: Artesonraju.JPG
Mountain.photo_caption: Caraz I and II (on the left), Quitaraju and Alpamayo (visible behind the clouds) and Artesonraju (on the right)
Mountain.location: Ancash, Peru
Mountain.elevation_m: 6036
Mountain.parent_peak: Santa Cruz (mountain)
Mountain.prominence_m: 776
Mountain.range: Andes, Cordillera Blanca, Peruvian Andes
Mountain.first_ascent: June 17th 1936 - Arnold Awerzger and Erwin Schneider (Austria)
Mountain.map_size: 200

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Elevation
First Ascent
External links
References

== Elevation == Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM 6010 metres, ASTER filled 6010 metres and TanDEM-X 5961 metres. The height of the nearest key col is 3253 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 2783 meters. Quitaraju is considered a Mountain Sub-System according to the Dominance System and its dominance is 46.11%. Its parent peak is Nevado Santa Cruz and the Topographic isolation is 4.9 kilometers.

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