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Coordinates: 10°31′52″S 75°55′54″W / 10.53111°S 75.93167°W / -10.53111; -75.93167
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{{Short description|Mountain range in Peru}}
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The '''Waqurunchu mountain range''' (also spelled ''Huagaruncho, Huaguruncho'') is situated in the [[Andes]] of [[Peru]]. It extends in an easterly direction between 10°29' and 10°34'S and 75°50'W and 76°01'W for about {{convert|27|km|mi|0|abbr=in}}.<ref>Inventario de Glaciares del Perú, Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Huaraz 2014</ref> The range is located in the [[Huánuco Region]], in the provinces of [[Ambo Province|Ambo]] and [[Pachitea Province|Pachitea]], and in the [[Pasco Region]], in the provinces of [[Pasco Province|Pasco]] and [[Oxapampa Province|Oxapampa]].<ref>Turismo en Cerro de Pasco, 1st edition, November 2012</ref>
The '''Huaguruncho mountain range'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.montanasperuanas.com/N58_Huaguruncho1.html|title=Huaguruncho|website=www.montanasperuanas.com|access-date=2016-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820150851/http://www.montanasperuanas.com/N58_Huaguruncho1.html|archive-date=2016-08-20|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite book|url=http://191.98.188.189/Fulltext/6900.pdf|title=Diagnóstico socioeconómico de la Cordillera de Huaguruncho (Pasco, Perú)|last=Pinedo|first=Danny|last2=Borios|first2=Stéphanie|publisher=Instituto del Bien Común|year=2004|location=Lima|language=es}}</ref> (also spelled ''Huagaruncho'' or ''Huagoruncho'')<ref name="neate2">{{Cite book|title=Mountaineering in the Andes|last=Neate|first=Jill|publisher=RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre|year=1994|isbn=0-907649-64-5|chapter=Peru|quote=Huagaruncho}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1386i/peru/orient.html|title=USGS P 1386-I -- Peru - Cordilleras - Oriental|website=pubs.usgs.gov|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref> is situated in the [[Andes]] of [[Peru]]. It extends in an easterly direction between 10°29' and 10°34'S and 75°50'W and 76°01'W for about {{convert|27|km|mi|0|abbr=in}}.<ref name=":2">Inventario de Glaciares del Perú, Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Huaraz 2014</ref> The range is located in the [[Huánuco Region]], in the provinces of [[Ambo Province|Ambo]] and [[Pachitea Province|Pachitea]], and in the [[Pasco Region]], in the provinces of [[Pasco Province|Pasco]] and [[Oxapampa Province|Oxapampa]].<ref>Turismo en Cerro de Pasco, 1st edition, November 2012</ref>


== Mountains ==
== Mountains ==
The highest mountain in the range is [[Waqurunchu]] at {{convert|5748|m|ft|0}}. Other mountains are listed below:<ref>escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)</ref><ref name=ign>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.gob.pe/index.php?PG=Nomenclatorp&OPC=13&paginasok=7|title=Nevados|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website= |publisher=IGN, Peru|accessdate=November 21, 2015}}</ref>
The highest mountain in the range is [[Huaguruncho]] at {{convert|5723|m|ft|0}}. Other mountains are listed below:<ref>escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Peru 1:100 000, Ulcumayo (22-l)|publisher=IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú)}}</ref><ref name="neate2" /><ref>{{Cite book|title=Peru 1:100 000, Pozuzo (21-l)|publisher=IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú)}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite book|title=Peru 1:100 000, Cerro de Pasco (22-k)|publisher=IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú)}}</ref>


{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* Añilqucha
* Añilcocha, {{convert|5073|m|ft|0}}
* K'uchu Hanka
* Jochojanca
* [[Mishi Waqanan (Pasco)|Mishi Waqanan]]
* [[Mishiguaganan (mountain)|Mishiguaganan]]
* Ñawsanqa
* [[Naticocha]], {{convert|4610|m|ft|0}}
* [[Ñawsaqucha]]
* Ñausanca, {{convert|4851|m|ft|0}}
* [[Qiwllaqucha (Pasco)|Qiwllaqucha]]
* [[Ñausacocha]], {{convert|5152|m|ft|0}}
* [[Tampu Raqra]]
* Qarwarahu
* Wallqash Hanka
* [[Quiulacocha (Pasco)|Quiulacocha]], {{convert|5012|m|ft|0}}
* [[Wamanripayuq (Huánuco)|Wamanripayuq]]
* [[Tamboragra]], {{convert|4996|m|ft|0}}
* Waraqu
* Ulcumayo
* [[Yana Chuku (Pasco)|Yana Chuku]]
* Hualgashjanca
* [[Yanaqucha (Huachón)|Yanaqucha]]
* Huaraco
* [[Yanacocha (Huachón)|Yanacocha]], {{convert|5138|m|ft|0}}
* Altos Machay, {{convert|4910|m|ft|0}}
{{div col end}}

== Glaciers ==
In 2009, it was reported that this mountain range had 41 glaciers that summed up {{convert|9.71|km2|sqmi|0}} of glaciated area.<ref name=":2" />

== Lakes ==
There are about 70 lakes in this mountain range.<ref name=":3" />


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Mountain ranges of Pasco Region]]
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[[Category:Mountains of Pasco Region| ]]
[[Category:Mountains of Huánuco Region| ]]



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Latest revision as of 13:54, 6 April 2024

Huaguruncho mountain range
Huaguruncho
Highest point
PeakHuaguruncho
Elevation5,723 m (18,776 ft)
Geography
Map
CountryPeru
Region(s)Huánuco, Pasco
Range coordinates10°31′52″S 75°55′54″W / 10.53111°S 75.93167°W / -10.53111; -75.93167
Parent rangeAndes

The Huaguruncho mountain range[1][2] (also spelled Huagaruncho or Huagoruncho)[3][4][5] is situated in the Andes of Peru. It extends in an easterly direction between 10°29' and 10°34'S and 75°50'W and 76°01'W for about 27 km (17 miles).[4] The range is located in the Huánuco Region, in the provinces of Ambo and Pachitea, and in the Pasco Region, in the provinces of Pasco and Oxapampa.[6]

Mountains

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The highest mountain in the range is Huaguruncho at 5,723 metres (18,776 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[7][8][3][9][10]

  • Añilcocha, 5,073 metres (16,644 ft)
  • Jochojanca
  • Mishiguaganan
  • Naticocha, 4,610 metres (15,125 ft)
  • Ñausanca, 4,851 metres (15,915 ft)
  • Ñausacocha, 5,152 metres (16,903 ft)
  • Qarwarahu
  • Quiulacocha, 5,012 metres (16,444 ft)
  • Tamboragra, 4,996 metres (16,391 ft)
  • Ulcumayo
  • Hualgashjanca
  • Huaraco
  • Yanacocha, 5,138 metres (16,857 ft)
  • Altos Machay, 4,910 metres (16,109 ft)

Glaciers

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In 2009, it was reported that this mountain range had 41 glaciers that summed up 9.71 square kilometres (4 sq mi) of glaciated area.[4]

Lakes

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There are about 70 lakes in this mountain range.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Huaguruncho". www.montanasperuanas.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  2. ^ a b Pinedo, Danny; Borios, Stéphanie (2004). Diagnóstico socioeconómico de la Cordillera de Huaguruncho (Pasco, Perú) (PDF) (in Spanish). Lima: Instituto del Bien Común.
  3. ^ a b Neate, Jill (1994). "Peru". Mountaineering in the Andes. RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre. ISBN 0-907649-64-5. Huagaruncho
  4. ^ a b c Inventario de Glaciares del Perú, Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Huaraz 2014
  5. ^ "USGS P 1386-I -- Peru - Cordilleras - Oriental". pubs.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  6. ^ Turismo en Cerro de Pasco, 1st edition, November 2012
  7. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)
  8. ^ Peru 1:100 000, Ulcumayo (22-l). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  9. ^ Peru 1:100 000, Pozuzo (21-l). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  10. ^ Peru 1:100 000, Cerro de Pasco (22-k). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).


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