Tuco · 5,454 m · 40 km NW

Trek · Peru

Circuito de Huayhuash

5,020 m16,470 ft

Distance: 98.6 km
Elevation gain: +5,878 m
Days: 6
Tonight: -2°CPartly cloudy · Wind 10 km/h NE

Circuito de Huayhuash is 98.6 km long with 5,878 m of climbing; its highest point is 5,020 m.

All facts

Elevation loss: −5,017 m
Highest point: 5,020 m
Lowest point: 3,224 m
Start: Terrazas
End: Jaracocota Pampa
Passes: — 4,270 m · Yauche 4,810 m · — 4,763 m · Paso Punta Cuyoc 5,020 m · Abra Huayhuash 4,768 m · Abra Carnicero 4,567 m · Paso Carhuac 4,575 m · Cacanapunta 4,582 m

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Route

Circuito de Huayhuash: route and elevation profile

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Circuito de Huayhuash elevation profile

start Terrazas 0.0 km · 3,224 m
Pass unnamed pass 6.0 km · 4,270 m
Pass Yauche 18.7 km · 4,810 m
Pass unnamed pass 24.7 km · 4,763 m
Pass Paso Punta Cuyoc 50.5 km · 5,020 m
Pass Abra Huayhuash 60.2 km · 4,768 m
Pass Abra Carnicero 70.6 km · 4,567 m
Pass Paso Carhuac 84.7 km · 4,575 m
Pass Cacanapunta 94.4 km · 4,582 m
end Jaracocota Pampa 98.6 km · 4,080 m

Route © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the ODbL.

3D map

Circuito de Huayhuash 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Circuito de Huayhuash terrain and contours

200 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 1,000 mShowing west → east through the centre

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Weather

Circuito de Huayhuash weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · -2°C (28°F) · Wind 10 km/h NE

Circuito de Huayhuash forecast for about 5,020 m.

Tonight-2°–10 km/h NE
Sat-2°5°3.2 mm13 km/h NE
Sun-3°4°17.6 mm13 km/h NE
Mon-3°4°0.6 mm10 km/h SW
Tue-3°6°–9 km/h W
Wed-4°5°–8 km/h W
Thu-3°6°–9 km/h W
Fri-3°6°1.3 mm4 km/h W
Sat-2°6°0.8 mm4 km/h W
Sun-2°5°8.5 mm5 km/h E

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Circuito de Huayhuash

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Circuito de Huayhuash, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest campsite
1.8 km SE
+2 more within 2.9 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 3

Place	Distance
Campsite	1.8 km SE
Campsite	1.9 km SE
CampamentoCampsite	2.9 km S

Slope

Share of the 32.4 × 32.4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

17.4%

Moderate, 15–30°

37.5%

Steep, 30–45°

37.1%

Cliffs, 45° and over

8.0%

Steeper than 30°: 45.1% of the 1,050 km² view
Relief in view: 4,429 m low point 2,038 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 64.5%Bare rock / sparse 18.6%Snow & ice 7.2%Shrubland 6.6%Trees 2.0%Water 0.9%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 16.2 km of Circuito de Huayhuash.

Summit list 9

1Tsacra Chico5,432 m 0.3 km ESE
2Rasac6,017 m 2.2 km ENE
3Seria Norte5,860 m 2.4 km E
4Auxilio5,560 m 3.9 km SW
5Yerupajá6,635 m 4.0 km ENE
6Yerupaja Chico6,121 m 5.2 km NE
7Siula Grande6,344 m 5.5 km ESE
8Sarapo6,127 m 5.6 km ESE
9Jirishanca6,094 m 6.2 km NE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 16.2 km; 198 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Waraqu19
Mountain Viscacha17
Werneria dactylophylla16
Puna Ibis15
Andean Condor13
Andean Gull13

Where it sits

Where Circuito de Huayhuash sits

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Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Nevado PastoruriPeak · 5,240 m48 km NW

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JPGCircuito de Huayhuash satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-06-11.

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GIS & GPS

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-06-11)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: OpenStreetMap

Circuito de Huayhuash

West → east through the centre

Nearest campsite