Gasha

#747 among destinations in Peru

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

Map

Facts and practical information

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. Gasha lies northwest of Mitococha and north of Paria. ()

Elevation: 16010 ftCoordinates: 10°9'50"S, 76°54'45"W

Location

AncashPeru

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Day trips

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

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

6.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Carhuacocha
164 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.
4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rondoy
102 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.
5.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Jirishanca
130 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".
2.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Mitococha
70 min walk • 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.
4.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Alcay
125 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.
2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Paria
53 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.
4.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mituraju
117 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.
3.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ninaqucha
98 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.
3.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ninashanca
99 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.
5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yanajirca
128 min walk • Yanajirca or Yana Hirka is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 m. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, on the border of the districts of Huallanca and Huasta. Yana Hirka lies east of Wamash Mach'ay.
3.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chawpi Hanka
79 min walk • Chawpi Hanka is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, in the districts of Huallanca and Huasta, and in the Huánuco Region Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District.