Pilanco

{{short description|Mountain in Peru}}

{{About||the mountain in the Sihuas Province, Ancash Region, Peru|Pilanku (Sihuas)}}

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| name = Pilanco

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| location = Peru, Ancash Region

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| coordinates = {{coord|8|47|59|S|77|41|18|W|type:mountain_region:PE_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_m = 5286

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| range = Andes, Cordillera Blanca

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| first_ascent = Pilanco N: 1-1966 via S. ridge from col.

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| map_size = 200

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Pilanco{{Cite book|title=Peru 1:100 000, Corongo (18-h)|publisher=IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú)}}{{Cite book|title=Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000|publisher=Oesterreichischer Alpenverein|year=2005|isbn=3-928777-57-2}} (possibly from the Ancash Quechua word for dam,) is a mountain in the north of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about {{convert|5286|m|ft|0}} high. It is located in Yuracmarca District, Huaylas Province, Ancash. Pilanco lies northeast of Santa Cruz, northwest of Alpamayo and east of Millwaqucha. Los Cedros Creek flows along its southern slopes, receiving the name Alpamayo in that section.