Urus Mountain, Huascarán National Park

Name: Urus Mountain
Address: Huascarán National Park, Peru

#15 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 17792 ftCoordinates: 9°21'17"S, 77°26'8"W

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Urus Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ranrapalca, Vallunaraju, Tocllaraju, Lake Palcacocha.

4.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ranrapalca, Huascarán National Park
106 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.
4.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Vallunaraju, Huascarán National Park
124 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.
2.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tocllaraju, Huascarán National Park
69 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.
4.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Palcacocha, Huascarán National Park
122 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 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Palcaraju, Huascarán National Park
111 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.
6.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Lejiacocha, Huascarán National Park
170 min walk • Lejiacocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru at 4,706 metres of elevation. It is located in Marcará District, Carhuaz Province, Ancash. Lejiacocha lies south-west of mount Copa. Legiamayo River originates nearby the lake.
5.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Paccharaju, Huascarán National Park
139 min walk • Paccharaju is a mountain of 5,744 m of elevation in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. In other maps it is shown as comprising two peaks: Rocotuyo of 5,749 m and Rayococha of 5,460 m.
5.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Vicos, Huascarán National Park
141 min walk • Vicos or Paccharuri is a 5,315 m high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Marcara District. Paccharuri lies in the Huascarán National Park, southwest of Copa and southeast of Lake Lejiacocha.
3.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ocshapalca, Huascarán National Park
95 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.
7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lauricocha, Huascarán National Park
180 min walk • Lauricocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. Lauricocha lies south-west of the lake Yanacocha, south of Paqarisha Lake and north-east of the mountain Pomabamba.
3.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ishinca, Huascarán National Park
82 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-.

Urus Mountain, Huascarán National Park

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Urus Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)