Shacsha | |
Map: | Peru |
Location: | Peru, Ancash Region |
Coordinates: | -9.5856°N -77.3689°W |
Elevation M: | 5703 |
Range: | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
Other Name: | Shaqsha, Huanchan, Huantsán Chico |
Map Size: | 200 |
Shacsha,[1] [2] Shaqsha,[3] (possibly from Ancash Quechua for jingle bell / a typical dancer of the Ancash Region),[4] Huantsán Chico or Huanchan[5] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5703m (18,711feet) high, (other sources cite a height of 5632m (18,478feet)). It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District. Shacsha lies southwest of Huantsán, west of Uruashraju and southeast of the town of Huaraz.
A nearby small lake to the west is also named Shacsha or Shacshacocha.[6]