Peak Wallanka Length 19 km (12 mi) N-S State/Province Ancash Region | Elevation 5,470 m (17,950 ft) | |
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The Huallanca mountain range (possibly from Quechua, wallanka mountain range; a cactus plant (Opuntia subulata); name of several localities and name of a mountain in the Wallanka range, also spelled Huallanca), Chawpi Hanka ("central ridge (or peak)", Chaupi Janca, Chaupijanca) or Shikra Shikra (sikra woven basket, "many baskets", Shicra Shicra) 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 in a northeasterly direction.
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East of the town of Aquia there is a small range called Waman Wiqi (Quechua waman falcon or variable hawk, wiqi tear, "falcon tear" or "hawk tear", also spelled Huaman Hueque, Huamán Hueque, Huamanhuequi). It is sometimes considered a sub-range of the Wallanka range. The Waman Wiqi range is dominated by Kikash.
Mountains
The highest peak in the range is Wallanka at 5,470 metres (17,946 ft). Other mountains, including those of the Waman Wiqi range (WW), are listed below:
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.