Lake Arhuaycocha, Huascarán National Park

Name: Lake Arhuaycocha
Address: Huascarán National Park, Peru

#31 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Lake Arhuaycocha is a lake in Peru, in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. It is at the foot of the mountains Pucajirca and Rinrijirca and the Arhuay glacier. ()

Local name: Laguna Arhuaycocha Elevation: 14462 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 8°53'18"S, 77°37'33"W

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Lake Arhuaycocha – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Alpamayo, Artesonraju, Quitaraju, Jatuncocha.

2 miW
Iconic, ice-covered pyramidal peak
Alpamayo, Huascarán National Park
51 min walk • Alpamayo or Shuyturaju is one of the most conspicuous peaks in the Cordillera Blanca of the Peruvian Andes. Alpamayo Creek originates northwest of it. The Alpamayo lies next to the slightly higher Quitaraju.
4.4 miS
Prominent, pyramidal Andes peak
Artesonraju, Huascarán National Park
113 min walk • Artesonraju is a pyramidal mountain peak located near the city of Caraz in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. It is located at the Peruvian province of Huaylas and its slopes are within two cities: Santa Cruz and Caraz. Its summit has an elevation of 6,025 metres.
2.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Quitaraju, Huascarán National Park
67 min walk • Quitaraju or Kitaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,036 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District.
3.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Jatuncocha, Huascarán National Park
91 min walk • Jatuncocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. It is situated at a height of 3,886 m comprising an area of 0.486550 km².
6.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Caraz Mountain, Huascarán National Park
162 min walk • Caraz, Carás or Caraz de Santa Cruz is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,025 metres high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, in the districts Caraz and Santa Cruz District.
1.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rinrijirca, Huascarán National Park
29 min walk • Rinrijirca is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,810 m high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District south of Pucajirca.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Taullicocha, Huascarán National Park
74 min walk • Taullicocha or Tawlliqucha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. It is situated at a height of 4,426 m comprising an area of 0.133766 km². Taullicocha lies southeast of Pucajirca and southwest of Taulliraju. The Santa Cruz originates near Taullicocha.
3.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Taulliraju, Huascarán National Park
82 min walk • Taulliraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,830 metres high. It is located between the provinces of Huaylas and Pomabamba in the region of Ancash.
3.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pucajirca, Huascarán National Park
87 min walk • Pucajirca or Pucahirca is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,046 m high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Pomabamba Province, Pomabamba District as well as in the Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District north of Rinrijirca.
4.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Parón, Huascarán National Park
122 min walk • Parón, is a 5,600-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. Parón lies in Huascarán National Park, northeast of Pirámide.
3.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sentilo, Huascarán National Park
88 min walk • Sentilo is a 5,100-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District.