Huascarán · 6,768 m · 19 km SSE

Trek · Áncash Department

Santa Cruz Trek

4,749 m15,581 ft

Distance: 45.2 km
Elevation gain: +2,354 m
Days: 3
Tonight: 1°CSleet · Wind 6 km/h SW

Santa Cruz Trek is 45.2 km long with 2,354 m of climbing; its highest point is 4,749 m.

All facts

Elevation loss: −1,592 m
Highest point: 4,749 m
Lowest point: 2,903 m
Start: Cashapampa
End: Vaquería
Passes: Punta Union 4,749 m

Open the 3D view

Route

Santa Cruz Trek: route and elevation profile

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Santa Cruz Trek elevation profile

Route © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the ODbL.

3D map

Santa Cruz Trek 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Santa Cruz Trek 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

Santa Cruz Trek weather

Tonight · Sleet · 1°C (34°F) · 3.0 mm · Wind 6 km/h SW

Santa Cruz Trek forecast for about 4,749 m.

Tonight1°3.0 mm6 km/h SW
Sat0°7°3.7 mm10 km/h W
Sun0°6°10.1 mm9 km/h W
Mon-2°8°0.4 mm10 km/h SW
Tue-2°8°–13 km/h W
Wed-4°8°–12 km/h W
Thu-2°7°–12 km/h W
Fri-4°8°–12 km/h W
Sat-4°9°–10 km/h W
Sun-1°7°7.2 mm6 km/h W

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, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Santa Cruz Trek

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

Nearest campsite
Jatunquisuar
1.2 km ENE · +2 more within 1.7 km
Directions Map
Nearest trailhead
Trekking
5.5 km SSW · +2 more within 7.5 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 6

Place	Distance
JatunquisuarCampsite	1.2 km ENE
Campamento de hamacaCampsite	1.3 km NE
Campamento de hamacaCampsite	1.7 km WSW
TrekkingTrailhead	5.5 km SSW
TrekkingTrailhead	7.0 km SSW
TrekkingTrailhead	7.5 km SSW

Slope

Share of the 31 × 31 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°

14.3%

Moderate, 15–30°

38.8%

Steep, 30–45°

36.8%

Cliffs, 45° and over

10.1%

Steeper than 30°: 46.9% of the 961 km² view
Relief in view: 4,340 m low point 2,216 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 52.5%Snow & ice 19.2%Bare rock / sparse 16.6%Shrubland 4.8%Trees 4.5%Water 1.2%Cropland 1.1%

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

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 15.5 km of Santa Cruz Trek.

Summit list 7

1Artesonraju6,025 m 2.2 km ENE
2Caraz6,025 m 2.5 km WSW
3Parón5,450 m 4.1 km E
4Pumapampa5,582 m 7.1 km NNW
5Quitaraju6,040 m 7.4 km N
6Alpamayo5,947 m 9.0 km N
7Rinrihirca5,888 m 9.5 km NNE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 15.5 km; 245 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Passiflora trifoliata41
Lupinus weberbaueri35
Mountain Viscacha29
Cream-winged Cinclodes26
Andean Goose26
Rockhausenia nubigena25

Where it sits

Where Santa Cruz Trek sits

Ranked in 1

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Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Santa CruzPeak · 6,259 m9.7 km NW

Downloads

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Print & wall

JPGSanta Cruz Trek satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-08-07.

3D printing & 3D apps

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 2026-08-07)
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: Wikidata

Santa Cruz Trek

West → east through the centre

Nearest campsite

Nearest trailhead