Pishtaq

#1090 among destinations in Peru

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Pishtac (possibly from Ancash Quechua for slaughterer, is a 5,095-metre-high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Pishtac is southwest of Huayllajirca and northwest of a mountain called Chalhuacocha. A little lake named Tocto lies at its feet. ()

Elevation: 16716 ftCoordinates: 10°32'29"S, 76°52'25"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Isqiraqucha, Condor Huayin Mountain, Millpu, Mishi Waqanan.

3.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Isqiraqucha
84 min walk • Isqiraqucha is a mountain in the Andes of Peru near a small lake of that name. It reaches an altitude of approximately 5,200 m. The mountain and the lake are located in the Lima Region, Oyón Province, Oyón District. The lake named Isqiraqucha lies southeast of the peak at 10°32′33″S 76°49′22″W.
3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Condor Huayin Mountain
77 min walk • Condor Huayin is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Oyon Province, Oyon District.
5.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Millpu
143 min walk • Millpu is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres high. It is situated south of the Huayhuash mountain range. Its main peak and the northern peak are located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District, south of Puka Qaqa and a lake named Quyllurqucha.
2.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mishi Waqanan
64 min walk • Mishihuajanan is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 m high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District, and in the Oyón Province, Oyón District. Mishihuajanan lies southwest of Millpo and north of Huayllajirca.
1.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Waylla Hirka
33 min walk • Huayllajirca is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District, and in the Oyón Province, Oyón District. Huayllajirca lies northwest of the mountain named Chalhuacocha and northeast of Pishtac and Tocto lake.
2.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yana Uqsha
68 min walk • Yana Uqsha is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Yana Uqsha lies northwest of Pishtaq.
5.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hirka Kancha
136 min walk • Hirka Kancha is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m high. It is located in the Lima Region, Oyón Province, Oyón District.
4.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Montecocha
107 min walk • Montecocha is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District.
2.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yanajirca
57 min walk • Yanajirca or Yana Hirka is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Yana Hirka is southwest of Mishi Waqanan and northwest of Pishtaq.
3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Awkin
77 min walk • Awkin is a 5,183-metre-high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, on the border of the districts of Cajatambo and Gorgor, and in the Oyón Province, Oyón District.