Santa Cruz Norte, Huascarán National Park

#105 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Santa Cruz Norte is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru; within Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash. It has a height of 5,829 metres. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 19124 ftCoordinates: 8°52'15"S, 77°43'6"W

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Santa Cruz Norte – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Alpamayo, Quitaraju, Santa Cruz Mountain, Jatuncocha.

4.4 miE
Iconic, ice-covered pyramidal peak
Alpamayo, Huascarán National Park
114 min walk • Alpamayo or Shuyturaju is one of the most conspicuous peaks in the Cordillera Blanca of the Peruvian Andes. Alpamayo Creek originates northwest of it. The Alpamayo lies next to the slightly higher Quitaraju.
4.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Quitaraju, Huascarán National Park
104 min walk • Quitaraju or Kitaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,036 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District.
1.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Santa Cruz Mountain, Huascarán National Park
45 min walk • Santa Cruz, Pucaraju, Pukaraju or Pico de Huaylas is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru; within Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash. It has a height of 6,259 metres, although other maps cite a height of 6,241 metres.
5.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Jatuncocha, Huascarán National Park
146 min walk • Jatuncocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. It is situated at a height of 3,886 m comprising an area of 0.486550 km².
4.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Milluacocha, Huascarán National Park
124 min walk • Milluacocha is a 5,404-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca range in the Andes of Peru. Other sources claim this mountain has an elevation of 5,480-metre-high. It is located in Yuracmarca District, Huaylas Province, Ancash. It lies between Santa Cruz in the southeast and Champara in the northwest. Pilanco is located east of it.
1.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Rajucocha, Huascarán National Park
34 min walk • Lake Rajucocha is a lake in Peru located at a height of about 4,700 metres in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. The lake is 1.1 km long, 0.58 km wide, and has an area of 0.54 km². Lake Rajucocha lies in the Cordillera Blanca, west of Santa Cruz Norte.
2.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carhuallún, Huascarán National Park
58 min walk • Carhuallún is a mountain located in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range, west of Santa Cruz, within Huascarán National Park. It has a height of 5,290 metres.
5.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pilanco, Huascarán National Park
136 min walk • Pilanco is a mountain in the north of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,286 metres high. It is located in Yuracmarca District, Huaylas Province, Ancash. Pilanco lies northeast of Santa Cruz, northwest of Alpamayo and east of Millwaqucha.
2.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Atuncocha, Huascarán National Park
55 min walk • Lake Atuncocha, also known as Lake Cullicocha is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. It is situated at a height of about 4,625 metres, about 1.88 km long and 0.6 km at its widest point.
1.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Santa Cruz Chico, Huascarán National Park
45 min walk • Santa Cruz Chico, is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru; within Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash. It has a height of 5,800 metres.
1.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Yuraqqucha, Huascarán National Park
29 min walk • Yuraqqucha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,618 m comprising an area of 0.287268 km².