page_title: Cordillera Blanca
section_title: Peaks
hierarchical_section_title: Cordillera Blanca / Geography / Peaks
caption_attribution_description: Español: Fotografia satelital de la Cordillera Blanca desde la Estación Espacial Internacional English: Satellite Image of The Cordillera Blanca from the International Space Station
context_page_description: The Cordillera Blanca is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for 200 kilometres between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks over 6,000 metres high and 722 individual glaciers. The highest mountain in Peru, Huascarán, at 6,768 metres high, is located there.
  The Cordillera Blanca lies in the Ancash region and runs parallel to the Santa River valley on the west. Huascarán National Park, established in 1975, encompasses almost the entire range of the Cordillera Blanca.
  Snowmelt from the Cordillera Blanca provides part of northern Peru with its year-round water supply, while 5% of Peru's power comes from a hydro-electrical plant located in the Santa River valley. The area of permanent ice cover shrank by about a third between the 1970s and 2006.
context_section_description: There are several 6,000 m peaks in the Cordillera Blanca with a 400 m topographic prominence, and several other peaks over 5,500 m. Huascarán Sur, the highest, has two commonly quoted heights: 6,746 m from the Peruvian National Geographic Institute (IGN) map and 6,768 m from the Austrian Alpine Club (OeAV) survey map.
  Some of the highest peaks in the Cordillera Blanca are listed below.
  Huascarán, 6,768 metres (22,205 ft)
  Huantsán, 6,369 metres (20,896 ft)
  Huandoy, 6,360 metres (20,866 ft)
  Chopicalqui, 6,354 metres (20,846 ft)
  Chinchey, 6,309 metres (20,699 ft)
  Palcaraju, 6,274 metres (20,584 ft)
  Santa Cruz, 6,259 metres (20,535 ft)
  Copa, 6,188 metres (20,302 ft)
  Ranrapalca, 6,162 metres (20,217 ft)
  Pucaranra, 6,147 metres (20,167 ft)
  Hualcán, 6,122 metres (20,085 ft)
  Chacraraju, 6,108 metres (20,039 ft)
  Pucajirca, 6,046 metres (19,836 ft)
  Quitaraju, 6,040 metres (19,816 ft)
  Tocllaraju, 6,034 metres (19,797 ft)
  Artesonraju, 6,025 metres (19,767 ft)
  Caraz, 6,025 metres (19,767 ft)
  Contrahierbas, 5,954 metres (19,534 ft)
  Alpamayo, 5,947 metres (19,511 ft)
  Ocshapalca, 5,888 metres (19,318 ft)
  Pirámide, 5,885 metres (19,308 ft)
  Ulta, 5,875 metres (19,275 ft)
  San Juan, 5,843 metres (19,170 ft)
  Taulliraju, 5,830 metres (19,127 ft)
  Santa Cruz Norte, 5,829 metres (19,124 ft)
  Rinrijirca, 5,810 metres (19,062 ft)
  Santa Cruz Chico, 5,800 metres (19,029 ft)
  Tullparaju, 5,787 metres (18,986 ft)
  Pisco, 5,752 metres (18,871 ft)
  Paccharaju, 5,744 metres (18,845 ft)
  Champará, 5,735 metres (18,816 ft)
  Uruashraju, 5,722 metres (18,773 ft)
  Cayesh, 5,721 metres (18,770 ft)
  Cashan, 5,716 metres (18,753 ft)
  Shacsha, 5,703 metres (18,711 ft)
  Rúrec, 5,700 metres (18,701 ft)
  Mururaju, 5,688 metres (18,661 ft)
  Vallunaraju, 5,686 metres (18,655 ft)
  Caullaraju, 5,682 metres (18,642 ft)
  Queshque, 5,630 metres (18,471 ft)
  Jatuncunca, 5,600 metres (18,373 ft)
  Parón, 5,600 metres (18,373 ft)
  Perlilla, 5,587 metres (18,330 ft)
  Copap, 5,570 metres (18,274 ft)
  Jacabamba, 5,566 metres (18,261 ft)
  Andavite, 5,518 metres (18,104 ft)
  Millishraju, 5,510 metres (18,077 ft)
  Tantash, 5,504 metres (18,058 ft)
  Carhuascancha, 5,500 metres (18,045 ft)
  Churup, 5,493 metres (18,022 ft)
  Challhua, 5,487 metres (18,002 ft)
  Tuco, 5,479 metres (17,976 ft)
  Pucagaga Punta, 5,461 metres (17,917 ft)
  Yanapaccha, 5,460 metres (17,913 ft)
  Kima Rumi, 5,459 metres (17,910 ft)
  Huamashraju, 5,434 metres (17,828 ft)
  Urus, 5,423 metres (17,792 ft)
  Huapi, 5,421 metres (17,785 ft)
  Milluacocha, 5,404 metres (17,730 ft)
  Rocotopunta, 5,400 metres (17,717 ft)
  Raju Cutac, 5,355 metres (17,569 ft)
  Pucaraju, 5,346 metres (17,539 ft)
  Tarushcancha, 5,345 metres (17,536 ft)
  Tuctopunta, 5,343 metres (17,530 ft)
  Pomabamba, 5,336 metres (17,507 ft)
  Maparaju, 5,326 metres (17,474 ft)
  San Julián, 5,326 metres (17,474 ft)
  Vicos, 5,315 metres (17,438 ft)
  Carhuallún, 5,290 metres (17,356 ft)
  Chequiaraju, 5,286 metres (17,343 ft)
  Pilanco, 5,286 metres (17,343 ft)
  Rima Rima, 5,248 metres (17,218 ft)
  Tuctubamba, 5,240 metres (17,192 ft)
  Santón, 5,238 metres (17,185 ft)
  Yanamarey, 5,237 metres (17,182 ft)
  Tarush Huachanan, 5,205 metres (17,077 ft)
  Pacra, 5,118 metres (16,791 ft)
  Sentilo, 5,100 metres (16,732 ft)
  Ichic Jeulla, 5,091 metres (16,703 ft)
  Yanarrajo, 5,055 metres (16,585 ft)
  Pucaraju, 5,025 metres (16,486 ft)
  Arteza, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
  Tuctu, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
  Kunkush, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
  Cahuish, 4,900 metres (16,076 ft)
  Gaico, 4,900 metres (16,076 ft)
  Collpa Janca, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
caption: Part of the Cordillera Blanca as seen from the International Space Station in 2006.
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