Paccharaju / Rocotuyo 5710m

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Paccharaju (also called Rocotuyo) is a mountain sub-system in Peru with an elevation of 5710 metres. Paccharaju 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 2 provinces: Peruvian provinces of Carhuaz and Asuncion. Its slopes are within 2 cities: Peruvian cities of Marcara and Chacas.

Based on the elevation provided by the available Digital elevation models, SRTM (5691m), SRTM filled with ASTER (5699m), TanDEM-X(5404m), , Paccharaju is about 5710 meters above sea level.The height of the nearest key col is 3253 meters so its prominence is 2457 meters. Paccharaju is listed as mountain sub-system, based on the Dominance system and its dominance is 43.03%.


NamePaccharaju / Rocotuyo
Altitude5710m
Lat/Lon-9.27602,-77.4326
Dominance %43.03%
Prominence2457
Key Lat/Lon-9.2652,-77.455
Key Col Alt3253
Parent PeakHualcan / Rajopaquinan -9.20275,-77.5191
Dominance Classmountain sub-system
DEM Avg. Altitude5699
SRTM5691
TanDEM-X5404
ALOS5697
First Ascent infoUSA - 04/07/1962
First Ascent SourceBOOK: Mountaineering in the Andes AUTHOR: Jill Neate DATE: 1994 PAGE: 12
Isolation12.5km
CountryPeru
Peru CityMarcara, Chacas
Peru ProvinceCarhuaz, Asuncion
Peru DepartmentAncash
Peru Protection AreaHuascarán National Park
Mountain Range Level 1Peruvian Andes
Mountain Range Level 2Cordillera Occidental de Peru
Mountain Range Level 3Cordillera Blanca


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