Cordillera Blanca, Huascarán National Park

Name: Cordillera Blanca
Address: Huascarán National Park, Peru

#8 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain, Top attraction

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Cordillera Blanca, Huascarán National Park

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The Cordillera Blanca is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for 200 kilometres between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks over 6,000 metres high and 722 individual glaciers. The highest mountain in Peru, Huascarán, at 6,768 metres high, is located there. ()

Alternative names: Maximum elevation: 590551 ftElevation: 22205 ftCoordinates: 9°10'0"S, 77°34'60"W

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Cordillera Blanca – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chequiaraju, Chopicalqui, Hualcán, Belaunde Lagoon.

1.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chequiaraju, Huascarán National Park
45 min walk • Chequiaraju, Chequiarajo, or Checquiacraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,286 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Shilla District. Chequiaraju lies northwest of Hualcán and the lake Chiqllaqucha.
4.1 miN
Snowy peak popular with climbers
Chopicalqui, Huascarán National Park
106 min walk • Chopicalqui or Chopicallqui is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca area in the Andes of Peru. With a summit elevation of 6,354 metres above sea level it is one of the highest peaks of the Cordillera Blanca.
5.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hualcán, Huascarán National Park
129 min walk • Hualcán is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,165 metres high. It is located in Ancash, between Chacas and Carhuaz districts. Hualcán lies south-east of Chequiaraju.
5.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Belaunde Lagoon, Huascarán National Park
145 min walk • Lake Belaunde, is a natural reservoir of fresh water located in the district of Chacas, Ancash, in the area of the Cordillera Blanca at 4500 meters. It originated from the deglaciation of glacier Yanarahu in 1968.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Chequiacocha, Huascarán National Park
74 min walk • Chequiacocha is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Shilla District. Chequiacocha is situated at the very end of the Auquiscocha ravine, between the mountain Chequiaraju in the northwest and the Hualcán in the southeast, south of Huallcacocha and northeast of Auquiscocha.
2.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Wallqaqucha, Huascarán National Park
68 min walk • Wallqaqucha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,355 m comprising an area of 0.163066 km2. It is located in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Shilla District, northwest of Wallqan. Wallqaqucha lies at the feet of Chiqllarahu, northeast and north of Awkishqucha and Chiqllaqucha.
2.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Auquiscocha, Huascarán National Park
66 min walk • Lake Auquiscocha or Auquishcocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Shilla District. It is situated at a height of about 4,303 metres.
4.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ulta, Huascarán National Park
110 min walk • Ulta is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,875 metres high. It is in the region of Ancash.
6.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Puchkayuq Punta, Huascarán National Park
172 min walk • Puchkayuq Punta is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m. It is located in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, Yungay District, northwest of Huascarán.
5.5 miE
Tunnel
Tunnel Punta Olimpica, Huascarán National Park
140 min walk • The Punta Olimpica Tunnel is a vehicular transportation tunnel through high mountains, connecting the Callejón de Huaylas and Conchucos valleys of the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in Peru.