Pucajirca

{{short description|Mountain in Peru}}

{{About|the mountain in the provinces of Huaylas and Pomabamba, Ancash Region, Peru|other uses|Puka Hirka (disambiguation){{!}}Puka Hirka (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Pucajirca

| photo = Arhuay Glacier.jpg

| photo_caption = Pucajirca Oeste (on the left), Rinrijirca (middle-left) and Curuicashajana (on the right) behind the Arhuay Glacier and Arhuaycocha

| map = Peru | map_caption = Peru

| location = Peru, Ancash Region

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| coordinates = {{coord|8|50|59|S|77|35|43|W|type:mountain_region:PE_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_m = 6046

| elevation_ref = {{Cite web|url=http://www.andes-specialists.com/pucajirca-6046|title=Pucajirca|website=Andes Specialists|language=en|access-date=2020-04-12}}

| parent_peak = Santa Cruz (mountain)

| prominence_m = 846

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| range = Andes, Cordillera Blanca

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| first_ascent = Pucajirca Oeste: 1930s, Erwin Schneider.

Pucajirca Norte: July 14, 1955, Nick Clinch and Andrew Kauffman; July 16, 1955, Harvey McMannis and David Sowles.

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| map_size = 200

|photo_size=200}}

File:Pucajirca_from_the_south.jpg

Pucajirca{{Cite book|title=Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000|publisher=Oesterreichischer Alpenverein|year=2005|isbn=3-928777-57-2}}{{Cite book|title=The Andes: A Guide for Climbers and Skiers|last=Biggar|first=John|date=2020|publisher=Andes|isbn=9780953608768|pages=78|language=en}} or Pucahirca (possibly from Quechua puka red, Ancash Quechua hirka mountain,{{cite web |url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer/Vocabulario%20comparativo%20Quechua%20ecuator%20Quechua%20ancash%20-%2020%20Oct%2006.PDF|title=Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006|publisher=Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj|access-date=October 2, 2015}} "red mountain") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,046 m (19,836 ft) high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Pomabamba Province, Pomabamba District (Pucajirca Norte) as well as in the Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District (Pucajirca Central)escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Huaylas Province north of Rinrijirca. Its slopes are within Huascarán National Park.{{Cite web|last=PERU|first=Autor: GEO GPS|title=Base de datos Perú - Shapefile - *.shp - MINAM - IGN - Límites Políticos|url=https://www.geogpsperu.com/2014/03/base-de-datos-peru-shapefile-shp-minam.html|access-date=2020-04-30}}

The mountain has three separate and independent summits: Pucajirca Norte (6,046 m), Central (6,014 m) and Oeste (6,039 m). The current DEM data has no enough evidence to confirm its official altitude.{{Cite web|title=Pucajirca|url=http://www.andes-specialists.com/pucajirca-6046|access-date=2020-04-12|website=Andes Specialists|language=en}}