Raura mountain range
Raura[1][2][3][4][5] (possibly from Quechua rawra gravel)[6] is a mountain range located in the Andes of Peru, on the boundaries of the regions of Huánuco, Lima and Pasco. It extends between 10°21' and 10°31'S and 76°41' and 76°50'W for about 20 km.[5] It lies a few kilometres southeast of Huayhuash mountain range.
| Raura mountain range | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Yarupac |
| Elevation | 5,685 m (18,652 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 20 km (12 mi) N-S |
| Geography | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Huánuco, Lima, Pasco |
| Range coordinates | 10°27′S 76°47′W |
| Parent range | Andes |
Mountains
The highest mountain in the range is Yarupac at 5,685 metres (18,652 ft).[4][1] Other mountains are listed below:[7][8]
- Santa Rosa 5,655 metres (18,553 ft)[4]
- Cule, 5,580 metres (18,307 ft)
- Flor de Luto, 5,529 metres (18,140 ft)
- León Huaccanan, 5,421 metres (17,785 ft)
- Condorsenja, 5,379 metres (17,648 ft)
- Quesillojanca, 5,348 metres (17,546 ft)
- Puyhuanccocha, 5,200 metres (17,060 ft)
- Chuspe, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
- Chacraccocha, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
- Chuspiccocha 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
- Cushuropata, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
- Siete Caballeros, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
- Sillasura 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
- Yanajirca, 4,782 metres (15,689 ft)
Lakes
Some of the largest lakes of the range are Patarcocha, Tinquicocha and Huascacocha.
Glaciers
Notable glaciated areas in this range are: Leon Huaccanan-Azuljanka,[8] which is a plateau of 10 km. long and 2½ km. wide that rises eastward, to a steep cliff in its eastern margin;[1] a tiny ice plateau at the union of the Yarupac-Torre de Cristal ridges;[1] and finally mount Santa Rosa which has the most of the remaining glacier ice.[1] Permanent snow begins at about 5000m in the northern and central parts of the range.[1]
Environmental issues
This mountain range has a bad conservation status because of mining activity in the area and the ongoing glacier retreat due to climate change.[9] Explosions and pollution of lakes are important disturbances to the local ecosystem caused by mining activity.[1] There are also abandoned facilities of other mining companies in the area.[1]
References
- Ricker, John (1974). "Cordillera Raura" (PDF). The American Alpine Journal. 19 (1). Retrieved 2016-05-27.
- Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. pp. 101–102. ISBN 9780953608720.
- "Mapa UGEL Oyon" (PDF). Mapas DRE y UGEL. ESCALE - Ministerio de Educación - Perú. 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
Cordillera Raura
- Peru 1:100 000, Yanahuanca (21-j). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras
- babylon.com: rawra - gravel
- escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region)
- Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
- "Cordillera Raura". Inventario Turistico del Perú. Retrieved 2016-07-12.