Hualcán | |
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Lake Auquiscocha and Hualcán
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,122 m (20,085 ft) |
Coordinates | 9°12′11″S 77°31′05″W / 9.20306°S 77.51806°WCoordinates: 9°12′11″S 77°31′05″W / 9.20306°S 77.51806°W |
Geography | |
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