Huantsán
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For the mountain in the Junín Region, Peru, see Tunshu.
Huantsán,[2][3][4] Huantsan[5][6] (modern Quechua orthography: Wantsan) or Tunsho[7] is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in Ancash Region and is part of the Cordillera Blanca mountain range, a sub-range of the Andes. It has four peaks, with a maximum elevation of 6,369 metres (20,896 ft) above sea level.
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Huantsán | |
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Tunsho | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,369 m (20,896 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,633 m (5,358 ft)[1] |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 9°30′57″S 77°18′36″W[1] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Cordillera Blanca (Andes) |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 7 July 1952 by Lionel Terray, Cees G. Egeler and Tom de Booy |
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