Palcaraju

Palcaraju^[1][2][3] (from Quechua pallqa, p'allqa, p'alqa forked, branched, fork,^[4][5][1] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,^[6][1]) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the region of Ancash within the Peruvian Andes. It has an elevation of 6,274 metres (20,584 ft) on its main summit.^[3]

Palcaraju
Lake Palcacocha with lower slopes of Palcaraju (left) and Pucaranra (right).
Highest point
Elevation	6,274 m (20,584 ft)
Coordinates	09°22′06″S 77°22′15″W
Geography
Palcaraju Location in Peru
Location	Ancash, Peru
Parent range	Andes, Cordillera Blanca
Climbing
First ascent	1939

Palcaraju has three peaks: Palcaraju (6,274 metres (20,584 ft)), Palcaraju Oeste 6,110 metres (20,046 ft) and Palcaraju Sur 6,274 metres (20,584 ft).^[1]

In July 2012, two American climbers, Ben Horne and Gil Weiss, died on the way back down, after scaling the south face of Palcaraju W.^[7]