Alpamayo, Huascarán National Park

Name: Alpamayo
Address: Parque Condoriri, Huascarán National Park, Peru

#1 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain, Top attraction

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Alpamayo or Shuyturaju is one of the most conspicuous peaks in the Cordillera Blanca of the Peruvian Andes. Alpamayo Creek originates northwest of it. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1957Elevation: 19511 ftProminence: 1467 ftCoordinates: 8°52'44"S, 77°39'13"W

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Parque CondoririHuascarán National Park Peru

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

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

5.2 miS
Prominent, pyramidal Andes peak
Artesonraju, Huascarán National Park
134 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.
1.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Quitaraju, Huascarán National Park
33 min walk • 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.
3.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Santa Cruz Mountain, Huascarán National Park
101 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.
3.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Jatuncocha, Huascarán National Park
88 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 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Arhuaycocha, Huascarán National Park
51 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.
3.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rinrijirca, Huascarán National Park
80 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.
4.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Taullicocha, Huascarán National Park
125 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.
5.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Taulliraju, Huascarán National Park
132 min walk • Taulliraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,830 metres high. It is located between the provinces of Huaylas and Pomabamba in the region of Ancash.
4.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pucajirca, Huascarán National Park
114 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.
6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Parón, Huascarán National Park
153 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.
5.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sentilo, Huascarán National Park
130 min walk • Sentilo is a 5,100-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District.