[2][6] Barrancas Blancas is within the following mountain ranges: Chilean Andes and Puna de Atacama.

Its slopes are within the administrative boundaries of the Chilean commune of Copiapo.

[6] Barrancas Blancas was first climbed by Gaston Muga, Julián Bilbao and Arnaldo González (Chile) 15 February 1969.

Its parent peak is Ojos del Salado and the Topographic isolation is 18.1 km (11.2 mi).

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