Hualcán

Hualcán (also called Rajopaquinan) (possibly from Quechua wallqa, walqa, -n a suffix) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,165 metres (20,226 ft) high. It is located in Ancash, between Chacas (in Asunción Province) and Carhuaz (Carhuaz Province) districts. Hualcán lies south-east of Chequiaraju. Its territory is within the Peruvian protection area of Huascarán National Park and it's on the border of two provinces: Asuncion and Carhuaz. Cities of Chacas and Carhuaz.

Hualcán
Rajopaquinan
Highest point
Elevation6,165 m (20,226 ft)
Prominence2,912 m (9,554 ft)
Parent peakHuascaran
Coordinates9°12′09.89″S 077°31′08.75″W
Geography
Hualcán
Peru
LocationAncash, Peru
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca
Climbing
First ascentAugust 1939 via South Ridge by Karl Schmid and Siegfried Rohrer (Germany)
S. flank-1979.
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