Wallanka mountain range
| Wallanka mountain range | |
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| Chawpi Hanka / Shikra Shikra | |
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Wallanka mountain range as seen from Wanuku Pampa | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Wallanka |
| Elevation | 5,470 m (17,950 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 19 km (12 mi) N-S |
| Geography | |
| Country | Peru |
| State/Province | Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
The Wallanka mountain range (Quechua, wallanka mountain range;[1] a cactus plant (Opuntia subulata);[2] name of several localities and name of a mountain in the Wallanka range, hispanicized spelling Huallanca), Chawpi Hanka (commonly translated as "central mountain range", Chaupi Janca, Chaupijanca) or Shikra Shikra (sikra woven basket, "a group of baskets", Shicra Shicra)[3] lies in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province. The Wallanka mountain range is a small range southeast of the Cordillera Blanca and north of the Waywash mountain range extending between 9°52' and 10°03'S and 76°58' and 77°04'W for about 19 km.[4]
Mountains
The highest mountain in the range is Wallanka at 5,470 metres (17,946 ft). Other peaks are listed below:[5][6][7][8]
- Chawpihanka,[9] 5,283 metres (17,333 ft)
- Ch'uspiq, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
- Kikash, 5,338 metres (17,513 ft)
- Kunkush, 4,626 metres (15,177 ft)
- Kuntur Wayi, 5,171 metres (16,965 ft)
- Matash,
- Minapata, 5,065 metres (16,617 ft)
- Pukarahu,
- Punta Wayi,
- Shikra Shikra, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
- Tankan, 5,162 metres (16,936 ft)
- Wallanka S (Cumbre de los Burros), 5,400 metres (17,717 ft)
- Wari Hirka, 4,852 metres (15,919 ft)
- Yana Hirka, 4,600 metres (15,092 ft)
- Yanarahu, 4,822 metres (15,820 ft)
- Yanashallash, 4,600 metres (15,092 ft)
References
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ "Jatun Huancagaga". mincetur. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
- ↑ usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras
- ↑ Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
- ↑ Hugh R. Clark, South America, Peru–Cordilleras Huallanca, Huayhuash and Raura, Nevado Shicra Shicra, and Other Peaks, American Alpine Journal, Vol. 18, Climbs And Expeditions, 1972
- ↑ andix.com Map of a part of the Cordillera Blanca
- ↑ montanasperuanas.com "Chaupijanca"
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