Uruashraju, Huascarán National Park

#100 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

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Uruashraju or Verdecocha is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca of the Andes of Peru, about 5,722 metres high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District, and in the Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. Uruashraju lies south of Huantsán, east of Cashán and Shacsha, and southeast of Lake Tararhua. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1966Elevation: 18773 ftCoordinates: 9°34'39"S, 77°18'44"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Huamashraju, Huantsán, Cashan, Shacsha.

6.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Huamashraju, Huascarán National Park
157 min walk • Huamashraju, Wamashraju, Yanahuacra or Rajo Colta is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,434 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Huaraz District. Huamashraju lies east of the town of Huaraz, west of Huantsán and northwest of Shacsha and Cashan.
4.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Huantsán, Huascarán National Park
111 min walk • Huantsán, Huantsan or Tunsho is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in Ancash Region and is part of the Cordillera Blanca mountain range, a sub-range of the Andes. It has four peaks, with a maximum elevation of 6,369 metres above sea level.
3.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cashan, Huascarán National Park
84 min walk • Cashan, Kashan or Tijeraspunta is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,716 metres high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, in the districts of Huaraz and Olleros.
3.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Shacsha, Huascarán National Park
100 min walk • Shacsha, Shaqsha, Huantsán Chico or Huanchan is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,703 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District. Shacsha lies southwest of Huantsán, west of Uruashraju and southeast of the town of Huaraz.
6.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Yanaqucha, Huascarán National Park
167 min walk • Yanaqucha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. It is situated at a height of about 4,314 metres, about 800 metres long and 280 metres at its widest point. It has a depth of about 12 metres.
0.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rúrec, Huascarán National Park
23 min walk • Rúrec, also spelled Rurec, is a 5,700-metre-high mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District, and in the Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District.
1.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tuctopunta, Huascarán National Park
49 min walk • Tuctopunta is a 5,343-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District. Tuctopunta lies northwest of Tuctu and southwest of Uruashraju and Arhuay.
3.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tuctu, Huascarán National Park
100 min walk • Tuctu is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District, and in the Huari Province, Chavin de Huantar District. It lies southeast of Arhuay, Uruashraju and Tuctopunta.
3.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pumahuacanca, Huascarán National Park
81 min walk • Pumahuacanca or Pumahuaganga is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,000 m. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District. Pumahuacanca lies southwest of Uruashraju and southeast of Shacsha.
5.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Puyhuan, Huascarán National Park
152 min walk • Puyhuan is a 4,980-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. Puyhuan lies northwest of Huaracayoc, northeast of Yanarahu and southeast of Tuctu.
4.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Araranca, Huascarán National Park
108 min walk • Araranca is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District. Araranca lies southwest of Tuctu and northwest of Yanaraju. It lies north of the Araranca valley.