Lake Palcacocha, Huascarán National Park

Name: Lake Palcacocha
Address: Huascarán National Park, Peru

#10 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake, Top attraction

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Palcacocha is a glacier lake in the Andes mountain range of South America in northwestern Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province. ()

Local name: Palcacocha Elevation: 14987 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 9°23'37"S, 77°22'40"W

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Lake Palcacocha – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ranrapalca, Vallunaraju, Tocllaraju, Palcaraju.

2.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ranrapalca, Huascarán National Park
76 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.
5.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Vallunaraju, Huascarán National Park
146 min walk • Vallunaraju or Wallunaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,686 metres high and located in Huaraz Province, Ancash. Vallunaraju lies south west of Ranrapalca and Ocshapalca.
3.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tocllaraju, Huascarán National Park
89 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 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Palcaraju, Huascarán National Park
48 min walk • 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.
4.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Urus Mountain, Huascarán National Park
122 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.
5.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Churup, Huascarán National Park
148 min walk • Churup or Tsurup is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,495 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District, north-east of Huaraz.
1.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pucaranra, Huascarán National Park
47 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.
4.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tullparaju, Huascarán National Park
107 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.
4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ocshapalca, Huascarán National Park
103 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.
6.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Maparaju, Huascarán National Park
163 min walk • Maparaju is a 5,326-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located between Huaraz and Huari provinces, in the region of Ancash.
3.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tullpacocha, Huascarán National Park
79 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.