Kunkush Punta, Huascarán National Park

#70 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Kunkush Punta is a 4,907-metre-high mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Kunkush Punta lies east of Qiruqucha. ()

Elevation: 16099 ftCoordinates: 9°43'4"S, 77°17'41"W

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Kunkush Punta – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Querococha, Pucaraju, Yanamarey, Rocotopunta.

2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Querococha, Huascarán National Park
53 min walk • Lake Querococha is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, in the districts Ticapampa and Catac. The lake is situated at a height of 3,980 metres, about 2.43 km long and 0.87 km at its widest point.
3.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pucaraju, Huascarán National Park
82 min walk • Pucaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,346 metres high or 5,322 metres high depending on the source. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Ticapampa District. Pucaraju lies west of Yanamarey and northeast of Lake Querococha.
4.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yanamarey, Huascarán National Park
116 min walk • Yanamarey or Yanaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,237 metres high. It is located between Recuay and Huari provinces, in Ancash. Yanamaray lies east of Pucaraju and northeast of Lake Querococha, between Matashcu in the north and Cahuish in the south.
1.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rocotopunta, Huascarán National Park
31 min walk • Rocotopunta is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,400 m high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Ticapampa District, northeast of Lake Querococha.
4.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cahuish, Huascarán National Park
104 min walk • Cahuish is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavin de Huantar District, and in the Recuay Province, Ticapampa District.
5.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Queshque, Huascarán National Park
129 min walk • Queshque, or Gueshgue is a 5,630-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District, and in the Recuay Province, Catac District.
4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Shahuanga Punta, Huascarán National Park
102 min walk • Shahuanga Punta is a 5,161-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District, and in the Recuay Province, Catac District. It lies north of Queshque.
5.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Puka Mach'ay, Huascarán National Park
142 min walk • Puka Mach'ay is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. Puka Mach'ay lies east of Qishqi. One of the little lakes south of it is named Pukaqucha.
5.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yuracyacu, Huascarán National Park
144 min walk • Yuracyacu is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. It lies northeast of Queshque.
6 miNE
Archaeological site
Waraqayuq, Huascarán National Park
153 min walk • Waraqayuq or Warak'ayuq is a mountain with an archaeological site of the same name in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavin de Huantar District, east of the mountain Yanamaray.
5.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Araranca, Huascarán National Park
142 min walk • Araranca is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District. Araranca lies southwest of Tuctu and northwest of Yanaraju. It lies north of the Araranca valley.