- Palcaraju
Nevado Palcaraju is situated in the
Andes cordillera and at 6,274m is the eighth highest summit in theCordillera Blanca [List of Mountains in Peru ] of northernPeru . Summits of the mountain besides its main summit "Palcaraju Centro" are:
* "Palcaraju Este" (6,180 m)
* "Palcaraju Oeste" (6,110 m)
* "Palcaraju Sur" (5,900 m)Nevado Palcaraju is part of the
Chinchey massif, and the nearest summit above 6,000 m is Nevado Chinchey (6,309m) itself, 5 km away in a east-southeasterly direction.The nearest town is
Huaraz , 25 km in the southwest, situated inCallejón de Huaylas . This town was struck by a mudslide in 1941, descending fromLaguna Palcacocha , 1,700 m below the summit of Palcaraju.References
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