Altarniyoc

#352 among destinations in Peru

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Altarniyoc is a 5,356-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Miraflores and Tanta. Altarniyoc lies southeast of a lake named Piscococha, southwest of the peak of Uman and northeast of Huayna Cotoni and Ticlla of the Pichcahuajra mountain range. ()

Elevation: 17539 ftCoordinates: 12°12'57"S, 75°56'10"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Chuspicocha, Piscococha, Uman, Hatun Pawka.

6.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Chuspicocha
161 min walk • Chuspicocha is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. It is situated at a height of about 4,625 metres, about 1.02 km long and 0.4 km at its widest point.
3.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Piscococha
90 min walk • Piscococha is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Piscococha is situated at a height of about 4,484 metres, south of the lakes Paucarcocha and Chuspicocha and northeast of the lake Ticllacocha.
2.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Uman
64 min walk • Uman is a 5,431-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Miraflores and Tanta.
4.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hatun Pawka
124 min walk • Hatun Pawka is a 5,420-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Miraflores and Tanta.
3.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cordillera Central
80 min walk • The Cordillera Central is part of the Andes in Peru. It extends in a northerly direction approximately between 11º 39’ and 12º 37’S and 75º 30’ and 76º 20’W for about 60 km to 100 km. It contains the Paryaqaqa, Yauyos and Pichqa Waqra mountain ranges. It is located in the Junín Region and in the Lima Region.
3.6 miE
Mountain
K'isi Kancha, Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve
92 min walk • K'isi Kancha is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,000 m. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Miraflores District, east of Altarniyuq.
5.5 miE
Mountain
Winsu, Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve
141 min walk • Winsu is mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,000 metres. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Miraflores and Vitis.
3.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ticlla Mountain
80 min walk • Ticlla or Qutuni, also called Tiklla or Tiqlla, is a 5,897-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. Strictly speaking the popular name Ticlla refers to a group of peaks of the Qutuni-Ticlla cirque.
4.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Huayna Cotoni
123 min walk • Huayna Cotoni or Wayna Qutuni is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,463 metres high. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Ayaviri, Quinches and Tanta.
5.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ticllacocha
142 min walk • Ticllacocha is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. It is situated at a height of about 4,475 metres, south of the lakes Paucarcocha, Chuspicocha and Piscococha and northwest of the mountains Ticlla and Huayna Cotoni.
3.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aqupallqa
96 min walk • Aqupallqa is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,445 metres high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District.