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Pucajirca
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left|thumb|Pucajirca (in the distance) from the south Pucajirca or Pucahirca (possibly from Quechua puka red, Ancash Quechua hirka mountain, "red mountain") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,046 m (19,836 ft) high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Pomabamba Province, Pomabamba District (Pucajirca Norte) as well as in the Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District (Pucajirca Central) north of Rinrijirca. Its slopes are within Huascarán National Park.

Key facts

Mountain.name
Pucajirca
Mountain.photo
Arhuay Glacier.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption
Pucajirca Oeste (on the left), Rinrijirca (middle-left) and Curuicashajana (on the right) behind the Arhuay Glacier and Arhuaycocha
Mountain.map
Peru
Mountain.map_caption
Peru
Mountain.location
Peru, Ancash Region
Mountain.elevation_m
6046
Mountain.parent_peak
Santa Cruz (mountain)
Mountain.prominence_m
846
Mountain.range
Andes, Cordillera Blanca
Mountain.first_ascent
Pucajirca Oeste: 1930s, Erwin Schneider. Pucajirca Norte: July 14, 1955, Nick Clinch and Andrew Kauffman; July 16, 1955, Harvey McMannis and David Sowles.
Mountain.map_size
200
Mountain.photo_size
200

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Elevation
6046
Image
Arhuay Glacier.jpg

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left|thumb|Pucajirca (in the distance) from the south Pucajirca or Pucahirca (possibly from Quechua puka red, Ancash Quechua hirka mountain, "red mountain") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,046 m (19,836 ft) high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Pomabamba Province, Pomabamba District (Pucajirca Norte) as well as in the Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District (Pucajirca Central) north of Rinrijirca. Its slopes are within Huascarán National Park.

The mountain has three separate and independent summits: Pucajirca Norte (6,046 m), Central (6,014 m) and Oeste (6,039 m). The current DEM data has no enough evidence to confirm its official altitude.

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