Puchkayuq Punta, Huascarán National Park

#141 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Puchkayuq Punta is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m. It is located in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, Yungay District, northwest of Huascarán. ()

Elevation: 15748 ftCoordinates: 9°5'59"S, 77°39'18"W

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Puchkayuq Punta – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Llanganuco Lakes, Cordillera Blanca, Chopicalqui, Huandoy.

2.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llanganuco Lakes, Huascarán National Park
64 min walk • The Llanganuco Lakes, Chinancocha and Orconcocha, are situated in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. They are located in Ancash Region, Yungay Province, Yungay District, about 25 km north-east of Yungay.
6.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cordillera Blanca, Huascarán National Park
172 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.
3.8 miE
Snowy peak popular with climbers
Chopicalqui, Huascarán National Park
99 min walk • Chopicalqui or Chopicallqui is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca area in the Andes of Peru. With a summit elevation of 6,354 metres above sea level it is one of the highest peaks of the Cordillera Blanca.
5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Huandoy, Huascarán National Park
127 min walk • Huandoy or Tullparaju is a mountain located inside Huascarán National Park in Ancash, Peru. It is the second-tallest peak of the Cordillera Blanca section of the Andes, after Huascarán.
7.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yanapaccha, Huascarán National Park
188 min walk • Yanapaccha is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,460 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, in the districts Yanama and Yungay.
6.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yanarrajo, Huascarán National Park
161 min walk • Yanarrajo high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, in the districts Yanama and Yungay. Yanarrajo lies in the Huascarán National Park, south-west of Yanapaccha, near the Llanganuco Lakes.
4.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rocotopunta, Huascarán National Park
121 min walk • Rocotopunta is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,400 m. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Caraz District, and in the Yungay Province, Yungay District. Rocotopunta lies west of Huandoy.