Contrahierbas / Cajavilca / Ruricocha / Yanaraju 5954m

Contrahierbas (also called Cajavilca or Ruricocha or Yanaraju) is a mountain sub-system in Peru with an elevation of 5954 metres. Contrahierbas is within the following mountain ranges: Peruvian Andes, Cordillera Occidental de Peru, Cordillera Blanca. Its territory is within the Peruvian protection area of Huascarán National Park. It is on the border of 3 provinces: Peruvian provinces of Yungay and Asuncion and Carhuaz. Its slopes are within 4 cities: Peruvian cities of Yanama and Acochaca and Shilla and Chacas.Although shown as 6000 metre, satellite data doesn't shows to be below 6000. The height of the nearest key col is 3253 meters so its prominence is 2701 meters. Contrahierbas is listed as mountain sub-system, based on the Dominance system and its dominance is 45.36%.

Name	Contrahierbas / Cajavilca / Ruricocha / Yanaraju
Altitude	5954m
Lat/Lon	-9.10616,-77.49
Dominance %	45.36%
Prominence	2701
Key Lat/Lon	-9.13114,-77.5108
Key Col Alt	3253
Parent Peak	Hualcan / Rajopaquinan -9.20275,-77.5191
Dominance Class	mountain sub-system
DEM Avg. Altitude	VOID
ASTER	5935
SRTM	VOID
TanDEM-X	5754
ALOS	5950
First Ascent info	Hans Schweizer, Karl Schmid, Siegfried Rohrer (Germany) - 28/05/1939
First Ascent Source	BOOK: South America. Los Andes AUTHOR: KKH / JOURNAL: AAJ (American Alpine Journal) DATE: 1940
Isolation	11.2km
Country	Peru
Peru City	Yanama, Acochaca, Shilla, Chacas
Peru Province	Yungay, Asuncion, Carhuaz
Peru Department	Ancash
Peru Protection Area	Huascarán National Park
Mountain Range Level 1	Peruvian Andes
Mountain Range Level 2	Cordillera Occidental de Peru
Mountain Range Level 3	Cordillera Blanca
Reason for alt adjustment	Although shown as 6000 metre, satellite data doesn't shows to be below 6000

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