Location Ancash, Peru Mountain range Cordillera Blanca, Andes | Elevation 5,888 m Parent ranges Andes, Cordillera Blanca | |
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First ascent 1-1965 via N. ridge: S. face-1979: S. face (new route)-1989. Similar Ranrapalca, Vallunaraju, Cayesh, Chinchey, Maparaju | ||
Ocshapalca (possibly from Quechua uqsha high altitude grass,pallqa bifurcation, division into two parts) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,888 m (19,318 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, on the border of the districts Independencia District and Tarica. Ocshapalca lies between the mountain Hatunkunka in the west and Ranrapalca in the east.
Map of Uqshapallqa, Peru
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