Palcaraju[1][2][3] (from Quechua pallqa, p'allqa, p'alqa forked, branched, fork,[4][5][1] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[6][1]) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the region of Ancash within the Peruvian Andes.

It has an elevation of 6,274 metres (20,584 ft) on its main summit.

[3] Palcaraju has three peaks: Palcaraju (6,274 metres (20,584 ft)), Palcaraju Oeste 6,110 metres (20,046 ft) and Palcaraju Sur 6,274 metres (20,584 ft).

[1] In July 2012, two American climbers, Ben Horne and Gil Weiss, died on the way back down, after scaling the south face of Palcaraju W.[7]