Santa Cruz (mountain)
| Santa Cruz | |
|---|---|
| Pucaraju | |
West face. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,259 m (20,535 ft) |
| Coordinates | 8°53′39″S 77°42′30″W / 8.89429°S 77.7083°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Ancash, Peru |
| Parent range | Cordillera Blanca, Andes |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 20 July 1948 by Frédéric Marmillod and Ali Szepessy-Schaurek |
Santa Cruz, Pucaraju, Pukaraju (possibly from Quechua puka red, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow) or Pico de Huaylas (Spanish for "peak of Huaylas") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru; within Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash. It has a height of 6,259 metres (20,535 ft), although other maps cite a height of 6,241 metres (20,476 ft).