Pucajirca

Pucajirca or Pucahirca is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,046 m high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Pomabamba Province, Pomabamba District as well as in the Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District north of Rinrijirca. Its slopes are within Huascarán National Park.
The mountain has three separate and independent summits: Pucajirca Norte, Central and Oeste. The current DEM data has no enough evidence to confirm its official altitude.

First Ascent

The summit of Pucajirca Norte was first achieved on July 14, 1955, by Nick Clinch and Andrew Kauffman II, also two days later by Harvey McMannis and David Sowles. Erwin Schneider summited Pucajirca Oeste in the 1930s.