Yerupaja 6617m

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Yerupaja is a mountain range in Peru with an elevation of 6617 metres. Yerupaja is within the following mountain ranges: Peruvian Andes, Cordillera Occidental de Peru, Huayhuash. It is the highest of Huayhuash. It is on the border of 2 provinces: Peruvian provinces of Lauricocha and Bolognesi. Its slopes are within 3 cities: Peruvian cities of Queropalca and Jesus and Pacllon.SRTM and ASTER have voids in this area. Also, Yerupaja has no handheld GPS readings publicly available. Therefore its summit will be based on IGM and The Alpine Mapping Guild. Therefore the highest summit is about 6617 meters high, due to lack of topographic data. The height of the nearest key col is 4592 meters so its prominence is 2025 meters. Yerupaja is listed as mountain range, based on the Dominance system and its dominance is 30.6%.


NameYerupaja
Altitude6617m
Lat/Lon-10.2685,-76.9047
Dominance %30.6%
Prominence2025
Key Lat/Lon-10.0962,-76.9413
Key Col Alt4592
Parent PeakHuascaran Sur -9.12198,-77.6041
Dominance Classmountain range
DEM Avg. Altitude6558
ASTERVOID
SRTMVOID
TanDEM-X6110
ALOS6474
TitleHighest of Huayhuash
First Ascent infoDavid Harrah and Jim Maxwell (USA) - 31/07/1950
First Ascent SourceJOURNAL: AAJ (American Alpine Journal) DATE: 1951 PAGE: 321 / JOURNAL: ACAB DATE: 1967 PAGE: 110-115
Isolation148.8km
CountryPeru
Peru CityQueropalca, Jesus, Pacllon
Peru ProvinceLauricocha, Bolognesi
Peru DepartmentHuanuco, Ancash
Mountain Range Level 1Peruvian Andes
Mountain Range Level 2Cordillera Occidental de Peru
Mountain Range Level 3Huayhuash
Reason for alt adjustmentSRTM and ASTER have voids in this area. Also, Yerupaja has no handheld GPS readings publicly available. Therefore its summit will be based on IGM and The Alpine Mapping Guild. Therefore the highest summit is about 6617 meters high, due to lack of topographic data


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