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Huacrish

Coordinates: 10°17′55″S 76°57′50″W / 10.29861°S 76.96389°W / -10.29861; -76.96389
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Huacrish
Huayhuash mountain range with Yerupaja (center-left) and the sub-range west of it (on the right) including Huacrish and Auxilio.
Highest point
Elevation5,622 m (18,445 ft)[1]
ListingList of mountains in Peru
Coordinates10°17′55″S 76°57′50″W / 10.29861°S 76.96389°W / -10.29861; -76.96389
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
Huacrish is located in Peru
Huacrish
Huacrish
Peru
LocationPeru, Ancash Region, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Huayhuash

Huacrish (possibly from Quechua Wakrish (from wakri) for "flash of lightning")[2] is a mountain in the west of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,622 metres (18,445 ft) high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllon District, and in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Copa District.[3][4] Huacrish lies on the sub-range west of Yerupaja, northeast of the mountain Auxilio and southeast of the Auxilio Lake.

Huayhuash mountain range from space, looking to the northeast. Yerupaja and Siula Grande are in the centre. Huacrish lies about in the middle of the sub-range in the foreground.

References

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  1. ^ intranet2.minem.gob.pe, 4.6 Areas naturales protegidas por el estado
  2. ^ Diccionario Bilingüe Quechua-Castellano, Cusco-Collao y Ayacucho-Chanka (Bilingual Quechua-Spanish dictionary, Cusco-Collao and Ayacucho-Chanka: relampageor - wakri
  3. ^ perucordillerablanca.com Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Map of the Huayhuash mountain range
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Lima Region)]