Quitaraju

{{short description|Mountain in Peru}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Quitaraju

| photo = Artesonraju.JPG

| photo_caption = Caraz I and II (on the left), Quitaraju and Alpamayo (visible behind the clouds) and Artesonraju (on the right)

| map = Peru

| map_caption = Peru

| location = Ancash, Peru

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| coordinates = {{coord|8|53|41|S|77|39|46|W|type:mountain_region:PE_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_m = 6036

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| parent_peak = Santa Cruz (mountain)

| prominence_m = 776

| prominence_ref = {{Cite web|url=https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=8457

|title=Quitaraju|website=Peakbagger|language=en|access-date=2024-03-05}}

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| range = Andes, Cordillera Blanca, Peruvian Andes

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| first_ascent = June 17th 1936 - Arnold Awerzger and Erwin Schneider (Austria){{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Deutsch-Österreichische Alpenvereins expeditionen in den Peruanischen Anden|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}}

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| map_size = 200

}}

Quitaraju{{Cite book|title=Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000|publisher=Oesterreichischer Alpenverein|year=2005|isbn=3-928777-57-2}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BXLsT8hzahYC|title=The Andes: A Guide for Climbers|last=Biggar|first=John|date=2005|publisher=Andes|isbn=9780953608720|pages=61|language=en}} or Kitaraju (possibly from Ancash Quechua kita dam,Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish Quechua rahu snow, ice)[http://traductor.babylon.com/quechua/a-ingles/rahu/ babylon.com] rahu - s. snow; ice; mountain with snow is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about {{convert|6036|m|ft|0}} high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region) Quitaraju lies north of the Santa Cruz Creek and the lakes named Ichiccocha, Jatuncocha and Quitacocha, between Santa Cruz in the west and Alpamayo in the northeast. Its slopes are within the Huascarán National Park.{{Cite web|last=PERU|first=Autor: GEO GPS|title=Base de datos Perú - Shapefile - *.shp - MINAM - IGN - Límites Políticos|url=https://www.geogpsperu.com/2014/03/base-de-datos-peru-shapefile-shp-minam.html|access-date=2020-04-30}}