Paccharaju, Huascarán National Park

Name: Paccharaju
Address: Huascarán National Park, Peru

#35 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Paccharaju is a mountain of 5,744 m of elevation in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. In other maps it is shown as comprising two peaks: Rocotuyo of 5,749 m and Rayococha of 5,460 m. It is located between the provinces of Asunción Province and Carhuaz, in Ancash; southwest of mount Tarush Kancha, inside Huascarán National Park. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 18862 ftCoordinates: 9°16'33"S, 77°25'58"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Tocllaraju, Patarcocha, Lake Allicocha, Urus Mountain.

5.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tocllaraju, Huascarán National Park
140 min walk • Tocllaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,034 m high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Aco District, and in the Huaraz Province, Tarica District.
6.8 miNE
Natural attraction, Lake
Patarcocha, Chacas
174 min walk • Patarcocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. It is situated at a height of 3,900 metres, 259 m long and 147 m at its widest point. Patarcocha lies northwest of the lakes Yanacocha, Huegroncocha and Runtococha.
2.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Allicocha, Huascarán National Park
64 min walk • Lake Allicocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District; at a height of 4,543 metres, 204 m long and 113 m at its widest point. Lake Allicocha lies southwest of Copa.
5.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Urus Mountain, Huascarán National Park
139 min walk • Urus, also known as Yanaraju, is a 5,423-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It located between Carhuaz and Huaraz provinces, in Ancash. Urus lies in Huascarán National Park, west of Tocllaraju.
4.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Lejiacocha, Huascarán National Park
126 min walk • Lejiacocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru at 4,706 metres of elevation. It is located in Marcará District, Carhuaz Province, Ancash. Lejiacocha lies south-west of mount Copa. Legiamayo River originates nearby the lake.
3.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Vicos, Huascarán National Park
101 min walk • Vicos or Paccharuri is a 5,315 m high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Marcara District. Paccharuri lies in the Huascarán National Park, southwest of Copa and southeast of Lake Lejiacocha.
5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lauricocha, Huascarán National Park
128 min walk • Lauricocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. Lauricocha lies south-west of the lake Yanacocha, south of Paqarisha Lake and north-east of the mountain Pomabamba.
2.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tarushcancha, Huascarán National Park
58 min walk • Tarushcancha or Chaqchipuncu is a 5,345-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District.
4.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pomabamba Mountain, Huascarán National Park
112 min walk • Pomabamba, Rataquenua or Portachuelo is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, of 5,336 metres high. It is located between Asunción and Carhuaz provinces, in the region of Ancash.