Ranrapalca
| Ranrapalca | |
|---|---|
Ranrapalca (on the left) and Ocshapalca (on the right) as seen from the north-east (near the Ishinca glacier) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,162 m (20,217 ft) |
| Prominence | 2,909 m (9,544 ft) |
| Parent peak | Chinchey |
| Coordinates | 9°24′39.27″S 077°25′00.12″W / 9.4109083°S 77.4167000°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Ancash, Peru |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Northeast ridge 06/25/1939 - Hans Schweizer, Karl Schmid, Siegfried Rohrer and Walter Brecht (Germany) |
Ranrapalca (possibly from Quechua ranra stony, pallqa bifurcation, division into two parts) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca range in the Andes of Peru. It has an elevation of 6,162 m (20,217 ft). It is located in the region of Ancash, east of Ocshapalca. Its territory is within Huascarán National Park, province of Huaraz, within the territory of the local communes Independencia and Tarica.