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Wallqan

Hualcán
Auquiscocha - Hualcan.jpg
Lake Auquiscocha and Hualcán
Highest point
Elevation 6,122 m (20,085 ft)
Coordinates 9°12′11″S 77°31′05″W / 9.20306°S 77.51806°W / -9.20306; -77.51806Coordinates: 9°12′11″S 77°31′05″W / 9.20306°S 77.51806°W / -9.20306; -77.51806
Geography
Hualcán is located in Peru
Hualcán
Hualcán
Peru
Location Ancash, Peru
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca
Climbing
First ascent 1-1939 via S. ridge by S. Rohrer y K. Schmid
S. flank-1979.

Hualcán (possibly from Quechua wallqa, walqa,-n a suffix) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,122 metres (20,085 ft) high. It is located in Ancash, between Chacas (in Asunción Province) and Carhuaz (Carhuaz Province) districts. Hualcán lies south-east of Chequiaraju.

Huandoy, Huascarán, Chopicalqui (center) and Hualcán as seen from Huaraz

Hualcán as seen from Huaraz

Huascarán, Hualcán and Chopicalqui



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