Santa Cruz (mountain) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Santa Cruz
Pucaraju
West face.
Highest point
Elevation	6,259 m (20,535 ft)
Geography
Santa Cruz Location in Peru
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).

See also

In Spanish: Santa Cruz (montaña) para niños

• Lake Atuncocha
• Caraz
• Taulliraju