Ranrapalca[5][6] (possibly from Quechua ranra stony, pallqa bifurcation, division into two parts)[citation needed] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca range in the Andes of Peru.

[7] The northeast ridge (normal route) is of intermediate difficulty (rated D range according to the International French Adjectival System).

[5] From the Ranrapallqa-Ischinca col the summit snowfields can be reached climbing the easy snow slopes on the left of the ridge but this route, albeit slightly easier is more exposed to seracs and loose rocks.

Many other routes exist, some of them quite difficult (such as the east ridge and south face, both rated TD+).

[5] Ranrapalca was first climbed by Hans Schweizer, Karl Schmid, Siegfried Rohrer and Walter Brecht (Germany) 25 June 1939.