Hualcán, Huascarán National Park

Name: Hualcán
Address: Huascarán National Park, Peru

#27 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. Its territory is within the Peruvian protection area of Huascarán National Park and it's on the border of two provinces: Asuncion and Carhuaz. Cities of Chacas and Carhuaz. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1939Elevation: 20085 ftCoordinates: 9°12'11"S, 77°31'8"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Cordillera Blanca, Lake Allicocha, Chequiaraju, Belaunde Lagoon.

5.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cordillera Blanca, Huascarán National Park
129 min walk • 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.
5.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Allicocha, Huascarán National Park
134 min walk • Lake Allicocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District; at a height of 4,543 metres, 204 m long and 113 m at its widest point. Lake Allicocha lies southwest of Copa.
3.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chequiaraju, Huascarán National Park
87 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.
4.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Belaunde Lagoon, Huascarán National Park
117 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.
2.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Chequiacocha, Huascarán National Park
56 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.
3.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Wallqaqucha, Huascarán National Park
85 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.
4.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Copa Mountain, Huascarán National Park
112 min walk • Nevado Copa is a mountain in the Andes of Peru whose summit reaches about 6,188 metres above sea level. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District, and in the Carhuaz Province, Marcará District, south-east of Hualcán.
2.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Auquiscocha, Huascarán National Park
69 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.
3.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ulta, Huascarán National Park
95 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.
4.5 miN
Tunnel
Tunnel Punta Olimpica, Huascarán National Park
115 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.