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Pucaraju, Huascarán National Park

#42 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
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First ascent: 1967Elevation: 17539 ftCoordinates: 9°40'29"S, 77°18'40"W
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Pucaraju – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Querococha, Kunkush Punta, Yanamarey, Rocotopunta.

  • lake querococha huascaran national park3 miS
    Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

    Lake Querococha, Huascarán National Park

    78 min walk • Lake Querococha is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, in the districts Ticapampa and Catac. The lake is situated at a height of 3,980 metres, about 2.43 km long and 0.87 km at its widest point.

  • kunkush punta huascaran national park location map
    3.2 miS
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Kunkush Punta, Huascarán National Park

    82 min walk • Kunkush Punta is a 4,907-metre-high mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Kunkush Punta lies east of Qiruqucha.

  • yanamarey huascaran national park3.5 miE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Yanamarey, Huascarán National Park

    91 min walk • Yanamarey or Yanaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,237 metres high. It is located between Recuay and Huari provinces, in Ancash. Yanamaray lies east of Pucaraju and northeast of Lake Querococha, between Matashcu in the north and Cahuish in the south.

  • rocotopunta huascaran national park2.1 miS
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Rocotopunta, Huascarán National Park

    55 min walk • Rocotopunta is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,400 m high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Ticapampa District, northeast of Lake Querococha.

  • cahuish huascaran national park4.2 miE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Cahuish, Huascarán National Park

    108 min walk • Cahuish is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavin de Huantar District, and in the Recuay Province, Ticapampa District.

  • tuctopunta huascaran national park location map
    4.9 miN
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Tuctopunta, Huascarán National Park

    125 min walk • Tuctopunta is a 5,343-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District. Tuctopunta lies northwest of Tuctu and southwest of Uruashraju and Arhuay.

  • tuctu huascaran national park location map
    4.1 miNE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Tuctu, Huascarán National Park

    104 min walk • Tuctu is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District, and in the Huari Province, Chavin de Huantar District. It lies southeast of Arhuay, Uruashraju and Tuctopunta.

  • pumahuacanca huascaran national park location map
    5.2 miNW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Pumahuacanca, Huascarán National Park

    133 min walk • Pumahuacanca or Pumahuaganga is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,000 m. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District. Pumahuacanca lies southwest of Uruashraju and southeast of Shacsha.

  • puyhuan huascaran national park location map
    5.3 miNE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Puyhuan, Huascarán National Park

    135 min walk • Puyhuan is a 4,980-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. Puyhuan lies northwest of Huaracayoc, northeast of Yanarahu and southeast of Tuctu.

  • shahuanga punta huascaran national park location map
    6.2 miSE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Shahuanga Punta, Huascarán National Park

    158 min walk • Shahuanga Punta is a 5,161-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District, and in the Recuay Province, Catac District. It lies north of Queshque.

  • araranca huascaran national park location map
    2.7 miN
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Araranca, Huascarán National Park

    69 min walk • Araranca is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District. Araranca lies southwest of Tuctu and northwest of Yanaraju. It lies north of the Araranca valley.

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