Cordillera Blanca
Cordillera Blanca Huandoy (6,360 m) Highest point Peak Huascarán Elevation 6,768 m (22,205 ft) Coordinates 9°07′17″S 77°36′32″W / 9.12139°S 77.60889°W / -9.12139; -77.60889 Dimensions Length 180 km (110 mi) N-S Width 21 km (13 mi) Geography Location of Cordillera Blanca inside Peru. Country Peru State/Province Ancash Range coordinates 9°10′S 77°35′W / 9.167°S 77.583°W / -9.167; -77.583 Coordinates: 9°10′S 77°35′W / 9.167°S 77.583°W / -9.167; -77.583 Parent range Andes The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for 200 kilometres (124 mi) between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. [1] It includes several peaks over 6,000 metres (19,690 ft) high and 722 individual glaciers. [1] The highest mountain in Peru, Huascarán, at 6,768 metres (22,205 ft) high, is located there. [1] [2] The Cordillera Blanca lies in the Ancash...