Yanajirca

#844 among destinations in Peru

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Yanajirca is a 4,782-metre-high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It lies in the north of the Raura mountain range and east of the Huayhuash range. The mountain is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District. It is situated northwest of a lake named Patarcocha and southwest of Condorhuachanan. An intermittent stream named Luychos originates on the southern slope of Yanajirca. It flows to the Huayhuash River which belongs to the watershed of the Marañón River. ()

Elevation: 15689 ftCoordinates: 10°21'39"S, 76°47'38"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Lake Tinquicocha, Lake Patarcocha, Quesillojanca, Cuyoc Mountain.

6.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Tinquicocha
157 min walk • Lake Tinquicocha is a lake in Peru located in the Huanuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Cauri District at a height of about 4,365 m.
3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Patarcocha
77 min walk • Lake Patarcocha is a lake in Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Cauri District at a height of about 4,130 m. It lies in the north-east of Raura mountain range, north-west of lakes Tinquicocha and Chuspi. Lake Patarcocha is 2.75 km long and 1 km at its widest point.
3.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Quesillojanca
88 min walk • Quesillojanca, is a mountain located on the boundary of the regions of Huanuco and Lima in Peru. It has an elevation of 5,348 metres. It belongs to the Raura mountain range which is part of the Peruvian Andes.
5.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cuyoc Mountain
148 min walk • Cuyoc, also known as: Puyoc, is a mountain in the south of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,550 metres high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Cuyoc lies north of Pumarinri.
4.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Chuspiccocha
115 min walk • Chuspiccocha is a mountain at a lake of that name in the Raura mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Cauri District.
4.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Suyruqucha
116 min walk • Suerococha is a mountain in the south of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high, and the name of a small lake near the mountain. The mountain is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. It lies east of Cuyoc.
3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Huascacocha
78 min walk • Lake Huascacocha or Lake Huacacocha is a lake in Peru located in Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District. Lake Huascacocha lies in the north of the Raura mountain range, west of lakes Patarcocha and Chuspi.
4.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Puscanturpa
123 min walk • Puscanturpa is a mountain in the south of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District, and in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District.
4.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tawlliqucha
116 min walk • Tawlliqucha is a lake in Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Cauri District. It lies southeast of the larger lake named Lawriqucha, near the village of Tawlliqucha.
2.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kuntur Wachanan
67 min walk • Kuntur Wachanan is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m high. It lies between the Waywash mountain range in the west and the lake named Lawriqucha in the east.
2.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
León Huaccanan
60 min walk • León Huaccanan, Kuajadajanka or León Dormido is a mountain located on the boundary of the regions of Huanuco and Lima in Peru. Sources list its elevation as 5,215 metres or 5,421 metres. It belongs to the Raura mountain range which is part of the Peruvian Andes.