Pucajirca

This article is about the mountain in the provinces of Huaylas and Pomabamba, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puka Hirka (disambiguation).
Pucajirca
Pucajirca Oeste (on the left), Rinrijirca (middle-left) and Curuicashajana (on the right) behind the Arhuay Glacier and Arhuaycocha
Highest point
Elevation6,046 m (19,836 ft)[1]
Prominence846 m (2,776 ft)
Parent peakSanta Cruz (mountain)
Coordinates8°50′59″S 77°35′43″W / 8.84972°S 77.59528°W / -8.84972; -77.59528
Geography
Pucajirca is located in Peru
Pucajirca
Pucajirca
Peru
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca
Climbing
First ascentPucajirca Oeste: 1930s, Erwin Schneider. Pucajirca Norte: July 14, 1955, Nick Clinch and Andrew Kauffman; July 16, 1955, Harvey McMannis and David Sowles.
Pucajirca (in the distance) from the south

Pucajirca[2][3] or Pucahirca[3] (possibly from Quechua puka red, Ancash Quechua hirka mountain,[4] "red mountain") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,046 m (19,836 ft) high.[2][3] It is located in the Ancash Region, Pomabamba Province, Pomabamba District (Pucajirca Norte) as well as in the Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District (Pucajirca Central)[5] north of Rinrijirca.[2] Its slopes are within Huascarán National Park.[6]

The mountain has three separate and independent summits: Pucajirca Norte (6,046 m), Central (6,014 m) and Oeste (6,039 m).[2] The current DEM data has no enough evidence to confirm its official altitude.[7]

  1. ^ "Pucajirca". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ^ a b c d Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-928777-57-2.
  3. ^ a b c Biggar, John (2020). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers and Skiers. Andes. p. 78. ISBN 9780953608768.
  4. ^ "Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006" (PDF). Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  5. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Huaylas Province
  6. ^ PERU, Autor: GEO GPS. "Base de datos Perú - Shapefile - *.shp - MINAM - IGN - Límites Políticos". Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  7. ^ "Pucajirca". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.