Contrahierbas | |
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Yanarraju, Ruricocha | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,954 m (19,534 ft) |
Coordinates | 9°06′22″S 77°29′25″W / 9.10611°S 77.49028°WCoordinates: 9°06′22″S 77°29′25″W / 9.10611°S 77.49028°W |
Geography | |
Location | Ancash, Peru |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
Contrahierbas, also called Yanarraju (possibly from Quechua yana black,rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow, "black snow peak") or Ruricocha (possibly from Quechua ruri inside, Ancash Quechua ruri interior; inside; deep; valley or little river, Quechua qucha lake, "interior lake", "deep lake" or "valley lake"), is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,954 metres (19,534 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region in the provinces Asunción, Carhuaz and Yungay. Contrahierbas lies in the Huascarán National Park, northeast of Hualcán.