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South America / Peru / Ancash / Wishka Hirka
Record SL-863524 · Wikidata Q20085636

Wishka Hirka

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Elevation
4,934 m
16,188 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
9.9661° S, 77.2800° W
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Wishka Hirka
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Description

Wikipedia

Wishka Hirka (Ancash Quechua wishka viscacha, hirka mountain, "viscacha mountain") or Wishpa Hirka (Ancash Quechua wishpa influenza, "influenza mountain", Hispanicized spelling Huishpajirca) is a 4,934-metre-high (16,188 ft) mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Wishka Hirka lies southwest of Qiwllarahu.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Caullaraju-Pico Oeste 5,597 m E 92° 1.9 km
Wamas Chakra 5,409 m NE 49° 3.1 km
Ichic Jeulla 5,091 m E 111° 4.5 km