Nevado Huascarán, Peru

Highest Summit	Pico Sur
Subpeaks	Nevado Huascarán-Pico Norte (6655 m/21,834 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	9° 7' 1'' S; 77° 36' 8'' W -9.117078, -77.602279 (Dec Deg) 213972E 8991174N Zone 18 (UTM)
Country	Peru (Highest Point)
State/Province	Ancash (Highest Point)
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The icy majesty of Huascaran, highest peak in Peru. Photo courtesy of Jeff Malik.
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Prominence	Clean Prominence: 2776 m/9108 ft Optimistic Prominence: 2776 m/9108 ft Key Col: 3970 m/13,025 ft
Isolation	2196.22 km/1364.67 mi Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Tres Cruces  (SSE) Isolation Limit Point: 27° 5' 51'' S; 68° 46' 44'' W     ILP Map Links: Bing Maps   MSN/Encarta   Google Maps
Ranges	Continent: South America Range2: Andes Range3: Peruvian Andes (Highest Point) Range4: Cordillera Occidental (Peru) (Highest Point) Range5: Cordillera Blanca (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins	Santa (HP) Pacific Ocean
Ownership	Land: Parque nacional Huascarán
First Ascent	1932 Borchers Hein Hoerlin Schneider
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