Jatuncocha, Huascarán National Park

#20 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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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. Jatunccocha lies in the Santa Cruz gorge between the peaks of Quitaraju in the north and Caraz in the south, northeast of a smaller lake named Ichiccocha. ()

Elevation: 12736 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 8°55'43"S, 77°39'30"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Alpamayo, Artesonraju, Quitaraju, Santa Cruz Mountain.

3.4 miN
Iconic, ice-covered pyramidal peak
Alpamayo, Huascarán National Park
88 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.
2.4 miSE
Prominent, pyramidal Andes peak
Artesonraju, Huascarán National Park
61 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.
2.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Quitaraju, Huascarán National Park
61 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.
4.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Santa Cruz Mountain, Huascarán National Park
107 min walk • Santa Cruz, Pucaraju, Pukaraju or Pico de Huaylas is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru; within Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash. It has a height of 6,259 metres, although other maps cite a height of 6,241 metres.
4.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Parón, Huascarán National Park
114 min walk • Lake Parón is the largest lake in the Cordillera Blanca, on the Peruvian Andes, 32 km E from the city Caraz, at 4185 m asl.
5.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chacraraju, Huascarán National Park
138 min walk • Chacraraju or Chakraraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca range in the Andes of Peru. The mountain has two distinctive peaks: Chacraraju Oeste and Chacraraju Este.
3.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Arhuaycocha, Huascarán National Park
91 min walk • 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.
2.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Caraz Mountain, Huascarán National Park
74 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.
4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rinrijirca, Huascarán National Park
103 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.
5.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Taullicocha, Huascarán National Park
132 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.
4.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pirámide Mountain, Huascarán National Park
106 min walk • Pirámide, also called Pirámide de Garcilaso or Pirámide de Garcilazo, is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,885 metres high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Caraz District as well as in the Yungay Province, Yanama District.