Huandoy
Encyclopedia
Huandoy is the second-tallest peak of the Cordillera Blanca
section of the Andes
, after Nevado Huascarán. These two peaks are rather nearby, separated only by the Llanganuco ravine with its Lagunas Llanganuco (3,846 m) (Lake Chinancocha
and Lake Orcon Cocha).
It is a snow capped mountain with four peaks, the tallest of which is 6,395 m arranged in the form of a fireplace. The four peaks are each over 6,000 m, and are:
It was first climbed in 1932 by a German party. The ascent from the Lagunas Llanganuco was first climbed in 1976.
The original name of the mountain was Tullparaju, which came from the Quechua tullpa ("stone fireplace") and raju ("ice"), so Tullparaja means "snowcapped mountain in shape of a fireplace."
It is part of Huascarán National Park
.
Cordillera Blanca
The Cordillera Blanca is a mountain range in the Ancash Region of Peru. Part of the larger Andes range, it includes 33 major peaks over high in an area wide and long.-Overview:...
section of the Andes
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
, after Nevado Huascarán. These two peaks are rather nearby, separated only by the Llanganuco ravine with its Lagunas Llanganuco (3,846 m) (Lake Chinancocha
Lake Chinancocha
Lake Chinancocha is a lake in the Ancash Region of Peru. It is located within Huascarán National Park in near Llanganuco in Yungay Province. It lies at an altitude of 3850 metres and covers an area of 548.120 km²....
and Lake Orcon Cocha).
It is a snow capped mountain with four peaks, the tallest of which is 6,395 m arranged in the form of a fireplace. The four peaks are each over 6,000 m, and are:
- Huandoy Peak (6,395 m)
- Huandoy-West (6,356 m)
- Huandoy-South (6,160 m)
- Huandoy-East (6,070 m)
It was first climbed in 1932 by a German party. The ascent from the Lagunas Llanganuco was first climbed in 1976.
The original name of the mountain was Tullparaju, which came from the Quechua tullpa ("stone fireplace") and raju ("ice"), so Tullparaja means "snowcapped mountain in shape of a fireplace."
It is part of Huascarán National Park
Huascarán National Park
Huascarán National Park is a national park in the Cordillera Blanca, a range of the Andes, in Ancash of central Peru. It was also pronounced as Natural Heritage of Humanity and recognized as Reserve of Biosphere Core. The highest mountain in Peru is located in the park...
.
External links
- Huandoy on Peakware