León Huaccanan

#873 among destinations in Peru

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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León Huaccanan, Kuajadajanka or León Dormido is a mountain located on the boundary of the regions of Huanuco and Lima in Peru. Sources list its elevation as 5,215 metres or 5,421 metres. It belongs to the Raura mountain range which is part of the Peruvian Andes. ()

Elevation: 17110 ftCoordinates: 10°23'23"S, 76°48'42"W

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HuánucoPeru

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León Huaccanan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Tinquicocha, Lake Patarcocha, Colorcocha, Cule.

5.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Tinquicocha
149 min walk • Lake Tinquicocha is a lake in Peru located in the Huanuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Cauri District at a height of about 4,365 m.
3.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Patarcocha
88 min walk • Lake Patarcocha is a lake in Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Cauri District at a height of about 4,130 m. It lies in the north-east of Raura mountain range, north-west of lakes Tinquicocha and Chuspi. Lake Patarcocha is 2.75 km long and 1 km at its widest point.
4.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Colorcocha
124 min walk • Colorcocha or Collorcocha is a lake in the Lima Region in Peru. It is located in the Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Quyllurqucha lies in the Pumarinri valley south of the Huayhuash mountain range, between Pucaccacca in the north and Millpo in the south.
4.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cule
106 min walk • Cule, Kuli or Rumiwain is a mountain located on the boundary of the regions of Huanuco and Lima in Peru. It has an elevation of 5,580 metres. It belongs to the Raura mountain range which is part of the Peruvian Andes.
1.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Quesillojanca
35 min walk • Quesillojanca, is a mountain located on the boundary of the regions of Huanuco and Lima in Peru. It has an elevation of 5,348 metres. It belongs to the Raura mountain range which is part of the Peruvian Andes.
4.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cuyoc Mountain
111 min walk • Cuyoc, also known as: Puyoc, is a mountain in the south of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,550 metres high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Cuyoc lies north of Pumarinri.
6.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yarupac
155 min walk • Yarupac or Caudalosa is a mountain located on the boundary of the regions of Huanuco and Lima in Peru. It has an elevation of 5,685 metres. It belongs to the Raura mountain range which is part of the Peruvian Andes.
4.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pumarinri
126 min walk • Pumarinri is a 5,465-metre-high mountain in the south of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Pumarinri lies at the Pumarinri valley, south of Cuyoc.
4.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Raura mountain range
118 min walk • Raura is a mountain range located in the Andes of Peru, on the boundaries of the regions of Huánuco, Lima and Pasco. It extends between 10°21' and 10°31'S and 76°41' and 76°50'W for about 20 km.
5.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Chuspiccocha
141 min walk • Chuspiccocha is a mountain at a lake of that name in the Raura mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Cauri District.
3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Suyruqucha
77 min walk • Suerococha is a mountain in the south of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high, and the name of a small lake near the mountain. The mountain is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. It lies east of Cuyoc.