Queshque, Huascarán National Park

#106 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. ()

Elevation: 18471 ftCoordinates: 9°46'28"S, 77°14'51"W

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Queshque – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Querococha, Kunkush Punta, Rocotopunta, Qishqiqucha.

6.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Querococha, Huascarán National Park
168 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.
5.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kunkush Punta, Huascarán National Park
129 min walk • 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.
6.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rocotopunta, Huascarán National Park
160 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.
5.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Qishqiqucha
141 min walk • Qishqiqucha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. It is situated at a height of about 4,284 metres, about 0.7 km long and 0.39 km at its widest point.
2.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mururaju, Huascarán National Park
59 min walk • Mururaju, Murrorajo or Pongos Sur is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,688 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District and in the Recuay Province, Catac District.
3.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kunkush, Huascarán National Park
100 min walk • Cuncush is a mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Cuncush lies southwest of Mururaju and northwest of Pukarahu.
5.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pumahuaín, Huascarán National Park
130 min walk • Pumahuaín is a 5,008-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. Puma Wayin lies southwest of Mururahu and Kunkush and northwest of Pukarahu.
5.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kuntur Sinqa
138 min walk • Kuntur Sinqa is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,630 m high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Kuntur Sinqa lies west of Mururahu at a lake named Qishqiqucha.
5.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pukarahu, Huascarán National Park
140 min walk • Pucarajo is a mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. The peaks of Pucarajo lies southeast, south and southwest of Mururaju.
3.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Shahuanga Punta, Huascarán National Park
88 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.
0.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Puka Mach'ay, Huascarán National Park
24 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.