Vallunaraju

Vallunaraju^[1][2] or Wallunaraju^[3][2] (possibly from Ancash Quechua walluy to cut,^[4] wallu earless, someone whose ears are amputated^[5] -na a nominalising suffix, Quechua rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,^[6]) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,686 metres (18,655 ft) high^[3][1] and located in Huaraz Province, Ancash. Vallunaraju lies south west of Ranrapalca and Ocshapalca.

Vallunaraju
Vallunaraju
Highest point
Elevation	5,686 m (18,655 ft)
Prominence	136 m (446 ft)
Coordinates	9°25′20″S 77°27′23″W
Geography
Vallunaraju Peru
Location	Ancash, Peru
Parent range	Andes, Cordillera Blanca
Climbing
First ascent	1949, A. and M. Szepessy

Images

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  Vallunaraju, Ocshapalca, Ranrapalca and Rima Rima as seen from Huaraz.
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  Vallunaraju
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  Vallunaraju (on the right) as seen from Huaraz