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South America / Peru / Ancash / Ishinca
Record SL-837007 · Wikidata Q1849060

Ishinca

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Elevation
5,530 m
18,143 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
9.3923° S, 77.4062° W
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Ishinca
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Description

Wikipedia

Nevado Ishinca, meaning "snow covered mountain", is a mountain peak located in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. It is located in the Ishinca Valley region and has a summit elevation of 5,530 meters. Ishinca is most often climbed via its normal route, the North-West Route rated Alpine PD-. Ishinca's North-West Route was first ascended by J. Fonrouge, W. Lindaver, H. Salger, H. Schmidbauer and V. Staudacher in 1964. Oronymy At Anqash Runa Simi: ichinqa → ishinqa → ishinca (it will stand).

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Ranrapalca 6,162 m SW 208° 2.5 km
Palcaraju Oeste 6,110 m NE 39° 3.6 km
Oeshapalca 5,888 m SW 242° 3.6 km
Huapi 5,421 m SE 116° 4.3 km
Huamanripa 5,258 m SE 142° 4.8 km