Chopicalqui
| Chopicalqui | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,354 m (20,846 ft) |
| Coordinates | 9°05′12″S 77°34′26″W / 9.08667°S 77.57389°W |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Quechua |
| Geography | |
Chopicalqui Peru | |
| Location | Yungay Province, Peru |
| Parent range | Cordillera Blanca (Andes) |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 3, 1932 by Phillip Borchers, Erwin Hein, Hermann Hoerlin, and Erwin Schneider |
Chopicalqui or Chopicallqui (possibly from Huaylas Quechua Chawpi "center" kallki "ravine") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca area in the Andes of Peru. With a summit elevation of 6,354 metres (20,846 ft) above sea level it is one of the highest peaks of the Cordillera Blanca. It lies in Yungay Province, Ancash, between the mountains Huascarán and Contrahierbas.