Ishinca, Huascarán National Park

Name: Ishinca
Address: Huascarán National Park, Peru

#58 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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-. Ishinca's North-West Route was first ascended by J. Fonrouge, W. Lindaver, H. Salger, H. Schmidbauer and V. Staudacher in 1964. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 18143 ftCoordinates: 9°23'19"S, 77°24'13"W

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

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

1.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ranrapalca, Huascarán National Park
47 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.
4.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Vallunaraju, Huascarán National Park
110 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.
2.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tocllaraju, Huascarán National Park
74 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.
1.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Palcacocha, Huascarán National Park
46 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.
2.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Palcaraju, Huascarán National Park
65 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.
3.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Urus Mountain, Huascarán National Park
82 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.
5.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Churup, Huascarán National Park
143 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.
3.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pucaranra, Huascarán National Park
92 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.
2.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ocshapalca, Huascarán National Park
65 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.
4.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tullpacocha, Huascarán National Park
122 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.
4.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rima Rima, Huascarán National Park
119 min walk • Rima Rima, is a 5,248-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District, northeast of Huaraz.