Palcaraju, Huascarán National Park

Name: Palcaraju
Address: Huascarán National Park, Peru

#14 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Palcaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the region of Ancash within the Peruvian Andes. It has an elevation of 6,274 metres on its main summit. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1939Elevation: 20584 ftCoordinates: 9°22'2"S, 77°22'24"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Ranrapalca, Tocllaraju, Lake Palcacocha, Urus Mountain.

4.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ranrapalca, Huascarán National Park
109 min walk • Ranrapalca is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca range in the Andes of Peru. It has an elevation of 6,162 m. It is located in the region of Ancash, east of Ocshapalca.
2.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tocllaraju, Huascarán National Park
55 min walk • Tocllaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,034 m high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Aco District, and in the Huaraz Province, Tarica District.
1.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Palcacocha, Huascarán National Park
48 min walk • Palcacocha is a glacier lake in the Andes mountain range of South America in northwestern Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province.
4.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Urus Mountain, Huascarán National Park
111 min walk • Urus, also known as Yanaraju, is a 5,423-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It located between Carhuaz and Huaraz provinces, in Ancash. Urus lies in Huascarán National Park, west of Tocllaraju.
2.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pucaranra, Huascarán National Park
59 min walk • Pucaranra is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,147 metres high. It is located in Ancash, southwest of mount Chinchey.
5.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Perlilla, Huascarán National Park
146 min walk • Perlilla is a mountain of 5587 m in the Cordillera Blanca range, a part of the Peruvian Andes. It lies within the provinces of Asunción, Carhuaz and Huari. Its eastern summit is located in the Huari Province. The peak was climbed for the first time on July 14, 1966 by M. Ishinabe, A. Kurihara, A. Miyahara, S. Ooe and T. Suzuki.
4.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tullparaju, Huascarán National Park
115 min walk • Tullparaju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,787 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District, and in the Huari Province, Huari District. Tullparaju lies southeast of the mountains Pucaranra and Chinchey and northeast of Andavite.
5.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ocshapalca, Huascarán National Park
129 min walk • Ocshapalca is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,888 m high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, on the border of the districts Independencia District and Tarica.
4.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tullpacocha, Huascarán National Park
108 min walk • Tullpacocha or Tulpacocha is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District. Tullpacocha lies in the Cordillera Blanca, southeast of Palcaraju and Pucaranra, southwest of Chinchey and Tullparaju and northwest of Andavite, at the very end of the Quilcayhuanca gorge.
7.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cayesh, Huascarán National Park
180 min walk • Cayesh is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,721 metres high. It is located between Huaraz and Huari provinces in Ancash. Cayesh lies at the head of the Cayesh valley, northwest of Artisa and southeast of Andavite.
2.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ishinca, Huascarán National Park
65 min walk • Nevado Ishinca, meaning "snow covered mountain", is a mountain peak located in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. It is located in the Ishinca Valley region and has a summit elevation of 5,530 meters. Ishinca is most often climbed via its normal route, the North-West Route rated Alpine PD-.