The Huaguruncho mountain range
(also spelled ''Huagaruncho'' or ''Huagoruncho'')
is situated in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = National seal
, national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...
. It extends in an easterly direction between 10°29' and 10°34'S and 75°50'W and 76°01'W for about .
[Inventario de Glaciares del Perú, Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Huaraz 2014] The range is located in the
Huánuco Region
Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Hu ...
, in the provinces of
Ambo and
Pachitea, and in the
Pasco Region
Pasco () is a department and region in central Peru. Its capital is Cerro de Pasco.
Political division
The region is divided into 3 provinces ( es, provincias, singular: ), which are composed of 28 districts (''distritos'', singular: ''distrito ...
, in the provinces of
Pasco and
Oxapampa
Oxapampa is the capital of Oxapampa District and Oxapampa Province in Peru in the eastern part of the Pasco Region. . Oxapampa belongs to the natural region known as Selva Alta or high jungle. northward down the valley of the Huancabamba River ...
.
Mountains
The highest mountain in the range is
Huaguruncho at . Other mountains are listed below:
* Añilcocha,
* Jochojanca
*
Mishiguaganan
*
Naticocha,
* Ñausanca,
*
Ñausacocha,
* Qarwarahu
*
Quiulacocha,
*
Tamboragra,
* Ulcumayo
* Hualgashjanca
* Huaraco
*
Yanacocha
Yanacocha ( Cajamarca Quechua: ''yana'' = "black, dark", ''qucha'' = "lake, puddle, pond, lagoon") is a gold mine in the Cajamarca region of the Northern Highlands of Peru. Considered to be the fourth largest gold mine in the world, it produce ...
,
* Altos Machay,
Glaciers
In 2009, it was reported that this mountain range had 41 glaciers that summed up of glaciated area.
Lakes
There are about 70 lakes in this mountain range.
References
Mountain ranges of Peru
Mountain ranges of Pasco Region
Mountain ranges of Huánuco Region
{{Pasco-geo-stub