Rasac

#188 among destinations in Peru

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Rasac is a mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in west central Peru, part of the Andes. It has a summit elevation of 6,017 metres, although other sources cite a height of 6,040 metres. Rasac is a long, relatively squat mountain on the western edge of the Huayhuash range, across the glacier from the tallest peak in the range, Yerupajá. Although it is a 6,000 metre mountain, Rasac's broad profile is dwarfed by Yerupajá. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 19741 ftCoordinates: 10°17'6"S, 76°55'60"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Lake Carhuacocha, Cordillera Huayhuash, Rondoy, Sarapo.

5.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Carhuacocha
137 min walk • Lake Carhuacocha is a lake in Peru located in the Huanuco Region, Lauricocha Province, on the border of the districts of Jesús and Queropalca. It lies on the east side of the Huayhuash mountain range. The lake is about 1.5 km long and 0.44 km at its widest point.
2.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cordillera Huayhuash
64 min walk • Huayhuash is a mountain range within the Andes of Peru, in the boundaries of the regions of Ancash, Lima and Huánuco. Since 2002 it is protected within the Cordillera Huayhuash Reserved Zone.
4.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rondoy
118 min walk • Rondoy is a 5,870-metre-high mountain in the north of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllón District, and in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District.
3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sarapo
76 min walk • Sarapo is a mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 6,127 metres high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District as well as in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, in the districts Cajatambo and Copa.
3.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Jirishanca
98 min walk • Jirishanca is a 6,094-metre-high mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in west central Peru, part of the Andes. Other sources cite a height of 6,125 metres. It is the tenth highest peak in Peru and the third in the Huayhuash range. Jirishanca translates as "hummingbird bill peak".
2.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Sarapococha
60 min walk • Lake Sarapococha or Lake Sarapacocha, is a lake in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Copa District. It lies at the foot of the Sarapo, south-west of it.
4.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Alcay
122 min walk • Alcay is a 5,300-metre-high mountain in the north of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District.
2.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yerupajá
67 min walk • Yerupajá is a mountain of the Huayhuash mountain range in west central Peru, part of the Andes. It's located at Áncash, Bolognesi Province, Lauricocha Province.
3.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Siula Grande
87 min walk • Siula Grande is a mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. It is 6,344 metres high and has a subpeak, Siula Chico, 6,260 m high.
2.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Suerococha
74 min walk • Suerococha is a mountain in the west of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres high, and the name of a small lake near the mountain. The mountain is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllon District.
3.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rajucollota
85 min walk • Rajucollota, Suerococha, named after the nearby lake, or Diablo Mudo is a mountain in the west of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,427 metres high.