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3.5 mi one way · 5,316 ft of climbing · Huascarán National Park

Quitaraju Trek

$59
Drawn from this trail's real elevation data, printed to order.
StyleTopographic
Size 18×24″
Print only, rolled in a tube. Fits a standard 18×24″ frame.
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The print

Printed to order at 300 DPI, rendered natively at your size and never upscaled. Print only; the frame in the photos is for scale.

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Quitaraju Trek · Topographic · 18×24″
$59 5 to 10 business days

About the Quitaraju Trek trail

Set in Huascarán National Park, Quitaraju Trek is a one-way route of 3.5 miles. Expect 5,316 feet of climbing between 14,124 feet and 19,272 feet. The steepest pitch reaches 77 percent, against an average of 1,519 feet of gain per mile. The 3.5 miles is the one-way distance of the drawn route. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the strenuous band. The nearest town is Pilcomayo, about 16 miles away.

The trail

Quitaraju or Kitaraju (possibly from Ancash Quechua kita dam, Quechua rahu snow, ice) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,036 metres (19, 803 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Along the route

  • Arhuaycocha - Alpamayo Base Campmi 0.1
  • High camp 5491mmi 2.4
  • Quitarajumi 3.5

Places OpenStreetMap maps within 150 m of the route.

Questions about the Quitaraju Trek print

What sizes does the Quitaraju Trek poster come in?
4 sizes: 12×16″ $39, 18×24″ $59, 24×32″ $79, 30×40″ $99. Every size is printed natively at 300 DPI, from $39.
Is this made from real elevation data?
Yes. The contours and elevation profile are drawn from USGS 3DEP and AWS Terrain Tiles sampled along the actual Quitaraju Trek track.
How hard is Quitaraju Trek?
On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the strenuous band: 3.5 mi one way with 5,316 ft of climbing. The scale uses only distance and climbing; it does not account for exposure, altitude, cables, river crossings or permits.

Trail geometry and place names for this print: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles. The derived trail dataset is published at /open-data.