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%.


Name
Yerupaja
Altitude
6617m 
Lat/Lon
-10,2685,-76,9047
Dominance %
30,6%
Prominence
2025
Key Lat/Lon
-10,0962,-76,9413
Key Col Alt
4592
Parent Peak
Huascaran Sur -9,12198,-77,6041
Dominance Class
mountain range
DEM Avg. Altitude
6558
ASTER
VOID
SRTM
VOID
TanDEM-X
6110
ALOS
6474
Title
Highest of Huayhuash
First Ascent info
David Harrah and Jim Maxwell (USA) - 31/07/1950
First Ascent Source
JOURNAL: AAJ (American Alpine Journal) DATE: 1951 PAGE: 321 / JOURNAL: ACAB DATE: 1967 PAGE: 110-115
Isolation
148,8km
Country
Peru
Peru City
Queropalca, Jesus, Pacllon
Peru Province
Lauricocha, Bolognesi
Peru Department
Huanuco, Ancash
Mountain Range Level 1
Peruvian Andes
Mountain Range Level 2
Cordillera Occidental de Peru
Mountain Range Level 3
Huayhuash
Reason for alt adjustment
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


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