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Caraz (mountain)
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Caraz,[4][5] Carás[6] or Caraz de Santa Cruz is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,025 metres (19,767 ft)[4] high.[7] It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, in the districts Caraz and Santa Cruz District. This peak is inside Huascarán National Park, most precisely southwest of Artesonraju, northwest of Pirámide, north of Lake Parón and south of Santa Cruz Creek. Its slopes are within two Peruvian cities: Santa Cruz and Caraz.[7]
Quick Facts Highest point, Elevation ...
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![]() Aguja III (on the left), Caraz I (center-left), Pukarahu (in the background, center, the highest peak) and Caraz II (in the background, center, exactly in front of Pukarahu, hiding most of it) as seen from the southeast | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,025 m (19,767 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 2,772 m (9,094 ft) |
Parent peak | Chacraraju |
Coordinates | 8°58′04″S 77°40′08″W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca, Peruvian Andes |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Carás I: 1-1955 via S.E. glacier, E. slopes: Variant N.E. ridge & snow slopes to top-1971: Rock face to Carás I/II col, N.E. ridge-1971: S. face-1979: S. face direct-1981: S.E. face-1981. Carás II: 1-1955 via S.E. ridge, descend S. ice face: N. face-1977: S.E. face to E. ridge-1986. Carás III: 1-1971 via N. side, S.W. ridge.[3] |
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