Lake Mitococha

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Lake Mitococha or Mitucocha is a lake in Peru located in Huanuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District. It has an elevation of 4,270 metres above sea level. It lies on the east side of the Huayhuash mountain range, northeast of Mituraju and Rondoy. Lake Mitococha is 0.83 km long and 0.3 km at its widest point. ()

Alternative names: Length: 2723 ftWidth: 984 ftElevation: 13911 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 10°11'59"S, 76°53'42"W

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Lake Mitococha – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Carhuacocha, Rondoy, Jirishanca, Alcay.

3.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Carhuacocha
94 min walk • Lake Carhuacocha is a lake in Peru located in the Huanuco Region, Lauricocha Province, on the border of the districts of Jesús and Queropalca. It lies on the east side of the Huayhuash mountain range. The lake is about 1.5 km long and 0.44 km at its widest point.
1.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rondoy
49 min walk • Rondoy is a 5,870-metre-high mountain in the north of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllón District, and in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District.
2.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Jirishanca
69 min walk • Jirishanca is a 6,094-metre-high mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in west central Peru, part of the Andes. Other sources cite a height of 6,125 metres. It is the tenth highest peak in Peru and the third in the Huayhuash range. Jirishanca translates as "hummingbird bill peak".
2.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Alcay
57 min walk • Alcay is a 5,300-metre-high mountain in the north of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District.
4.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yerupajá
119 min walk • Yerupajá is a mountain of the Huayhuash mountain range in west central Peru, part of the Andes. It's located at Áncash, Bolognesi Province, Lauricocha Province.
1.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Paria
31 min walk • Paria is a 5,190-metre-high mountain in the northern part of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllón District, and in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District.
2.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mituraju
64 min walk • Mituraju is a 5,750-metre-high mountain in the north of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllón District, and in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District.
3.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yerupaja Chico
87 min walk • Yerupaja Chico is a mountain in Peru. Yerupaja Chicho rises 6,121 metres and neighboring Yerupaja rises 6,617 metres. The names' literal translations are yerupaja – smaller and yerupaja – larger. They are two peaks in the Peruvian Andes.
1.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ninaqucha
31 min walk • Lake Niñacocha is a lake in Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District. Lake Niñacocha is situated in the north of the Huayhuash mountain range, east of Ninashanca and Rondoy and southwest of Mitococha.
2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ninashanca
52 min walk • Ninashanca is a mostly rocky mountain in the north of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, 5,605 metres high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllón District, and in the Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District, northwest of the lake Ninacocha.
2.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gasha
70 min walk • Gasha is a 4,880-metre-high mountain in the northern part of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllón District, and in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District.