Huaguruncho

This article is about the mountain in the Pasco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Tarata (disambiguation). For the mountain on the border of the Huánuco Region and the Pasco Region, Peru, see Waqurunchu (Huánuco-Pasco).
Huaguruncho
Tarata
Highest point
Elevation 5,723 m (18,776 ft)
Coordinates 10°31′52″S 75°55′54″W / 10.53111°S 75.93167°W / -10.53111; -75.93167Coordinates: 10°31′52″S 75°55′54″W / 10.53111°S 75.93167°W / -10.53111; -75.93167
Geography
Huaguruncho

Peru

Location Peru, Pasco Region
Parent range Andes, Waqurunchu

Huaguruncho[1][2][3][4][5] (a possible spelling from Quechua), Tarata[6][7] or Huagaruncho[4][8] is a 5,723-metre-high (18,776 ft)[3][4][7] mountain in the Huaguruncho mountain range in the Andes of Peru. Its highest peak, officially named Tarata,[7] is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, on the border of the districts of Huachón and Ticlacayan. A minor peak, named Huaguruncho Chico[7] by the IGN map, lies west of it in the Ticlacayan District.[6]

Research revealed that fluctuations in Huaguruncho's glaciers were caused by temperature changes in the tropical Atlantic Ocean, with the last major glacial expansion occurring ca. 4000–2000 years ago.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Lezameta, Pablo (2004). Documental de la provincia de Pachitea. Ediciones PASALEAP. pp. 12, 15, 20.
  2. ↑ Box, Ben (1999). The South American Handbook. McGraw-Hill/Contemporary. p. 1380. ISBN 9780844249841.
  3. 1 2 "Huaguruncho". www.montanasperuanas.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  4. 1 2 3 Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. p. 107. ISBN 9780953608720. Huagaruncho
  5. 1 2 Stansell, Nathan D.; et al. (2015). "Late Glacial and Holocene glacier fluctuations at Nevado Huaguruncho in the Eastern Cordillera of the Peruvian Andes". Geology. 43 (8): 747–750. doi:10.1130/G36735.1.
  6. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)
  7. 1 2 3 4 Peru 1:100 000, Ulcumayo (22-l). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  8. ↑ Neate, Jill (1994). "Peru". Mountaineering in the Andes. RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre. ISBN 0-907649-64-5. Huagaruncho


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