Yanamarey | |
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Lake Querococha and Mount
Pucaraju (center-left). In the background the Yanamarey glacier is visible. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,237 m (17,182 ft) |
Coordinates | 9°39′40″S 77°15′40″W / 9.66111°S 77.26111°W |
Geography | |
Location | Ancash, Peru |
Parent range | Cordillera Blanca |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Yanamarey N: 1-1967 via N. ridge. Yanamarey S: 1-1965 via S. slopes. [1] |
Yanamarey [2] [3] [4] (possibly from Quechua yana black, maran, maray batan or grindstone, maray to tear down, to knock down, [5] [6] "black batan or grindstone") or Yanaraju [7] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,237 metres (17,182 ft) high. [2] [3] [7] It is located between Recuay and Huari provinces, in Ancash. Yanamaray lies east of Pucaraju and northeast of Lake Querococha, between Matashcu in the north and Cahuish in the south. [7]
The Yanamaray River originates west of the mountain. It provides Qiruqucha with the melt water of the Yanamarey glacier before it empties into Santa River. [2] [7]
Annual observations have shown that the Yanamarey glacier has been rapidly retreating over the last years. [8]