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Also known as Hualcan

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 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.

Key facts

Mountain.name
Hualcán
Mountain.other_name
Rajopaquinan
Mountain.photo
Hualcan1.jpg
Mountain.map
Peru
Mountain.map_caption
Peru
Mountain.location
Ancash, Peru
Mountain.elevation_m
6165
Mountain.parent_peak
Huascaran
Mountain.prominence_m
2912
Mountain.range
Andes, Cordillera Blanca
Mountain.first_ascent
August 1939 via South Ridge by Karl Schmid and Siegfried Rohrer (Germany) S. flank-1979.
Mountain.map_size
240

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Elevation
6125
Image
Hualcan Noreste.jpg
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Hualcán
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  • First Ascent
  • Elevation
  • External links
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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 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.

== First Ascent == Hualcan was first climbed by Karl Schmid and Siegfried Rohrer (Germany) in August 1939.

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