Alcay

#170 among destinations in Peru

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. Alcay lies northwest of a lake named Carhuacocha, east of Mituraju and southeast of Rondoy. The little lake northeast of the mountain is Alcaycocha. ()

Elevation: 17388 ftCoordinates: 10°13'52"S, 76°53'21"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Lake Carhuacocha, Cordillera Huayhuash, Rondoy, Sarapo.

1.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Carhuacocha
47 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.
4.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cordillera Huayhuash
123 min walk • Huayhuash is a mountain range within the Andes of Peru, in the boundaries of the regions of Ancash, Lima and Huánuco. Since 2002 it is protected within the Cordillera Huayhuash Reserved Zone.
1.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rondoy
43 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
Sarapo
129 min walk • Sarapo is a mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 6,127 metres high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District as well as in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, in the districts Cajatambo and Copa.
1.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Jirishanca
31 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 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Mitococha
57 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.
4.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rasac
122 min walk • Rasac is a mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in west central Peru, part of the Andes. It has a summit elevation of 6,017 metres, although other sources cite a height of 6,040 metres.
2.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yerupajá
66 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.
3.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Siula Grande
93 min walk • Siula Grande is a mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. It is 6,344 metres high and has a subpeak, Siula Chico, 6,260 m high.
3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Paria
77 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.
7.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Auxilio
186 min walk • Auxilio is a mountain in the west of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,560 metres high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllon District, and in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Copa District.