Tallest Mountains in Peru
Peru is home to the highest tropical mountain range in the world, the Cordillera Blanca. The peaks here are legendary among mountaineers for their sheer fluted ice walls and jagged granite spires. In the south, the landscape shifts toward massive volcanic domes, but the central and northern ranges contain the true vertical giants of the country.
| Rank | Peak Name | Elevation (ft) | Elevation (m) | Range | Notable Fact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huascarán (Sur) | 22,205′ | 6,768m | Cordillera Blanca | The highest point in Peru and the highest peak in the Earth’s tropics. |
| 2 | Huascarán (Norte) | 21,834′ | 6,655m | Cordillera Blanca | The slightly lower twin summit of the massive Huascarán massif. |
| 3 | Yerupajá | 21,709′ | 6,617m | Cordillera Huayhuash | Known as ‘El Carnicero’ (The Butcher) due to its extreme climbing difficulty. |
| 4 | Coropuna | 21,079′ | 6,425m | Cordillera Ampato | A massive dormant volcano and the highest point in Southern Peru. |
| 5 | Huandoy | 20,981′ | 6,395m | Cordillera Blanca | A complex four-peaked mountain located across the Llanganuco valley from Huascarán. |
| 6 | Ausangate | 20,945′ | 6,384m | Cordillera Vilcanota | Considered a sacred ‘Apu’ (deity) and the highest peak near Cusco. |
| 7 | Chopicalqui | 20,846′ | 6,354m | Cordillera Blanca | Often called the ‘easiest’ 6,000m peak in the range, despite its height. |
| 8 | Siula Grande | 20,814′ | 6,344m | Cordillera Huayhuash | Made famous by Joe Simpson’s mountaineering survival book ‘Touching the Void’. |
| 9 | Chinchey | 20,699′ | 6,309m | Cordillera Blanca | A prominent, remote peak located in the massive Chinchey massif. |
| 10 | Ampato | 20,630′ | 6,288m | Cordillera Ampato | The site where the famous ‘Ice Maiden’ (Juanita) mummy was discovered in 1995. |