Quitaraju, Huascarán National Park

Name: Quitaraju
Address: Huascarán National Park, Peru

#12 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. Quitaraju lies north of the Santa Cruz Creek and the lakes named Ichiccocha, Jatuncocha and Quitacocha, between Santa Cruz in the west and Alpamayo in the northeast. Its slopes are within the Huascarán National Park. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1936Elevation: 19816 ftCoordinates: 8°53'40"S, 77°39'49"W

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

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

1.3 miNE
Iconic, ice-covered pyramidal peak
Alpamayo, Huascarán National Park
33 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.
4.5 miSE
Prominent, pyramidal Andes peak
Artesonraju, Huascarán National Park
115 min walk • Artesonraju is a pyramidal mountain peak located near the city of Caraz in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. It is located at the Peruvian province of Huaylas and its slopes are within two cities: Santa Cruz and Caraz. Its summit has an elevation of 6,025 metres.
3.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Santa Cruz Mountain, Huascarán National Park
80 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.
2.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Jatuncocha, Huascarán National Park
61 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.
2.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Arhuaycocha, Huascarán National Park
67 min walk • Lake Arhuaycocha is a lake in Peru, in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. It is at the foot of the mountains Pucajirca and Rinrijirca and the Arhuay glacier.
5.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Caraz Mountain, Huascarán National Park
131 min walk • Caraz, Carás or Caraz de Santa Cruz is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,025 metres high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, in the districts Caraz and Santa Cruz District.
3.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rinrijirca, Huascarán National Park
92 min walk • Rinrijirca is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,810 m high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District south of Pucajirca.
5.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Taullicocha, Huascarán National Park
135 min walk • Taullicocha or Tawlliqucha 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 4,426 m comprising an area of 0.133766 km². Taullicocha lies southeast of Pucajirca and southwest of Taulliraju. The Santa Cruz originates near Taullicocha.
5.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Rajucocha, Huascarán National Park
138 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.
5.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pucajirca, Huascarán National Park
143 min walk • Pucajirca or Pucahirca is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,046 m high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Pomabamba Province, Pomabamba District as well as in the Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District north of Rinrijirca.
5.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Parón, Huascarán National Park
139 min walk • Parón, is a 5,600-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. Parón lies in Huascarán National Park, northeast of Pirámide.