Huaguruncho

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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Huaguruncho, Tarata or Huagaruncho is a 5,723-metre-high mountain in the Huaguruncho mountain range in the Andes of Peru. Its highest peak, officially named Tarata, is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, on the border of the districts of Huachón and Ticlacayan. A minor peak, named Huaguruncho Chico by the IGN map, lies west of it in the Ticlacayan District. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 18776 ftCoordinates: 10°31'45"S, 75°56'7"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Waqurunchu, Qiwllaqucha, Ñausacocha, Yanacocha.

~1150 ftSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Waqurunchu
6 min walk • The Huaguruncho mountain range is situated in the Andes of Peru. It extends in an easterly direction between 10°29' and 10°34'S and 75°50'W and 76°01'W for about 27 km.
5.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Qiwllaqucha
137 min walk • Quiulacocha is a mountain at a lake of that name in the Huaguruncho mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Ticlacayán District. Its summit reaches 5,012 m above sea level.
3.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ñausacocha
87 min walk • Ñausacocha is a 5,152-metre-high mountain and a nearby lake of the same name in the Huaguruncho mountain range in the Andes of Peru. The mountain and the lake are located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Ticlacayán District, north of Huaguruncho. Lake Ñausacocha lies at the southwestern slope of the peak at 10°29′19″S 75°57′05″W.
2.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Yanacocha
66 min walk • Yanacocha is a 5,138-metre-high mountain and a nearby lake of that name in the Huaguruncho mountain range in the Andes of Peru. The mountain and the lake are located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Huachón District, south of Huaguruncho. The lake named Yanacocha lies west of this peak at 10°33′34″S 75°55′48″W.
4.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mishiguaganan Mountain
116 min walk • Mishiguaganan is a mountain in the Huaguruncho mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m high. It is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Ticlacayán District, southwest of Huaguruncho.
7.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Saqra Mach'ay
188 min walk • Saqra Mach'ay is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,750 m high, in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Ticlacayan District. It lies northwest of the Waqurunchu mountain range, southeast of Wamanripayuq.
2.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tampu Raqra
55 min walk • Tamboragra or Tambo Ragra is a 4,996-metre-high mountain in the Huaguruncho mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, on the border of the districts of Huachón and Ticlacayan. Tamboragra lies west of Añilcocha and northeast of Huaguruncho.
5.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Putaqa
141 min walk • Putaqa is a mountain north of the Waqurunchu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Pachitea Province, Panao District. Putaqa lies northwest of a mountain named Ñawsaqucha and northeast of Waqurunchu.
6.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yana Chuku
155 min walk • Yana Chuku is a mountain and a ridge in the Andes of Peru. Its highest peak is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, on the border of the districts of Huachón and Ticlacayan. The ridge extends to the northeast along the Ranra Kancha and Yana K'uchu valleys.
4.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Naticocha
121 min walk • Naticocha is a 4,610-metre-high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Huachón District, southwest of Yanacocha.
4.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Waqurunchu
124 min walk • Waqurunchu is a mountain north of the Waqurunchu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Pachitea Province, Panao District, and in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Ticlacayan District.