Hualcán
Mountain in Peru
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Hualcán[5][6][7] (also called Rajopaquinan) (possibly from Quechua wallqa, walqa,[8][9] -n a suffix) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,165 metres (20,226 ft) high.[5][6] It is located in Ancash, between Chacas (in Asunción Province) and Carhuaz (Carhuaz Province) districts.[10] Hualcán lies south-east of Chequiaraju.[11] 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.[12]
| Hualcán | |
|---|---|
| Rajopaquinan | |
| |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,165 m (20,226 ft) |
| Prominence | 2,912 m (9,554 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Huascaran |
| Coordinates | 9°12′09.89″S 077°31′08.75″W |
| Geography | |
  Hualcán Peru | |
| Location | Ancash, Peru |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 1939 via South Ridge by Karl Schmid and Siegfried Rohrer (Germany)[2][3] S. flank-1979.[4] |
First Ascent
Elevation
Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6157 metres[13] and ASTER 6157 metres.[14] The height of the nearest key col is 3253 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 2912 meters.[15] Hualcan is considered a Mountain Sub-System according to the Dominance System [16] and its dominance is 47.23%. Its parent peak is Huascaran Sur and the Topographic isolation is 13 kilometers.[15]
