| Ranrapalca | |
|---|---|
 Ranrapalca (on the left) and Ocshapalca (on the right) as seen from the north-east (near the Ishinca glacier) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,162 m (20,217 ft) |
| Prominence | 2,909 m (9,544 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Chinchey |
| Coordinates | 9°24′39.27″S 077°25′00.12″W / 9.4109083°S 77.4167000°W |
| Geography | |
  Ranrapalca Peru | |
| Location | Ancash, Peru |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Northeast ridge 06/25/1939 - Hans Schweizer, Karl Schmid, Siegfried Rohrer and Walter Brecht (Germany)[2][3][4] |
Ranrapalca[5][6] (possibly from Quechua ranra stony, pallqa bifurcation, division into two parts)[citation needed] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca range in the Andes of Peru. It has an elevation of 6,162 m (20,217 ft).[6] It is located in the region of Ancash, east of Ocshapalca. Its territory is within Huascarán National Park, province of Huaraz, within the territory of the local communes Independencia and Tarica.[7]
- ^ "Ranrapalca". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ Deutsch-Österreichische Alpenvereins expeditionen in den Peruanischen Anden.
- ^ "AAJ (American Alpine Journal)". AAJ (American Alpine Journal): 157. 1941.
- ^ Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
- ^ Biggar, John (2020). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers and Skiers. Andes. p. 97. ISBN 9780953608768.
- ^ a b Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
- ^ PERU, Autor: GEO GPS. "Base de datos Perú - Shapefile - *.shp - MINAM - IGN - Límites Políticos". Retrieved 2020-04-30.