Huallanca mountain range

Huallanca mountain range
Chaupi Janca / Shicra Shicra
The northern part of the Huallanca mountain range as seen from Huánuco Pampa
Highest point
Peak	Huallanca
Elevation	5,470 m (17,950 ft)
Coordinates	10°00′44″S 77°00′22″W
Dimensions
Length	19 km (12 mi) N-S
Geography
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash Region
Parent range	Andes

The Huallanca mountain range (possibly from Quechua, wallanka mountain range;[1] a cactus plant (Opuntia subulata);[2] also called Chaupi Janca or Shicra Shicra (possibly from Quechua sikra woven basket)[3] lies in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province. The Huallanca mountain range is a small range southeast of the Cordillera Blanca and north of the Huayhuash mountain range extending between 9°52' and 10°03'S and 76°58' and 77°04'W for about 19 km[4] in a northeasterly direction.

East of the town of Aquia there is a small range called Huaman Hueque (possibly from Quechua waman falcon or variable hawk, wiqi tear).[1][5] It is sometimes considered a sub-range of the Huallanca range.[6] The Huaman Hueque range is dominated by Kikash.

Mountains

The highest peak in the range is Huallanca at 5,470 metres (17,946 ft). The main peaks are listed below:[6][3][7][8]

• Chaupijanca, 5,283 m (17,333 ft)
• Chuspi, 5,090 m (16,700 ft)
• Kikash, 5,338 m (17,513 ft)
• Kuntur Wayi, 5,171 m (16,965 ft)
• Minapata, 5,065 m (16,617 ft)
• Qawi, 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
• Tankan, 5,162 m (16,936 ft)
• Tancancocha, 5,200 m (17,100 ft)
• Tawqan, 5,200 m (17,100 ft)

Lakes

There are numerous mostly small lakes along the range. Some of them on the western side are Tankanqucha, Yanaqucha, Kallapuyuq and Quntayqucha (from north to south). East the range there are Quntayqucha, Suyruqucha, Tankanqucha, Awasqucha, Tawqanqucha, Asulqucha, Pampaqucha and Susuqucha.

References

1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
2. "Jatun Huancagaga". mincetur. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
4. usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras
5. "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
6. Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate Peru RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
7. 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
8. Alfred J. Bodenlos, George E. Ericksen, Lead-Zing Deposits of Cordillera Blanca and Northern Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru, Geological Survey Bulletin 1017, see. sketch maps p.9-10

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