Huascarán National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1985
3 397 km²
Province · PER
Mariscal Luzuriaga
Peru
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(57 %)
Species observed
161
Observations
313
Area
733km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
161 distinct species · 313 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,2°C
Annual rain
1 320mm
Warmest m°
15,5°C
Coldest m°
3,5°C
Elevation: 3 374 m on average (min 2 010 m, max 4 679 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,2°C
Annual rain
1 320mm
Warmest month
15,5°C
Coldest month
3,5°C
Mean alt.
3 374m
Min
2 010m
Max
4 679m
Std. dev.
600m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(57 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
38,4g/kg
Clay
25,0%
Sand
40,5%
Silt
34,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
52,3g/kg
Clay
23,1%
Sand
41,2%
Silt
35,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
37,3g/kg
Clay
24,5%
Sand
40,9%
Silt
34,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
25,5g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
39,4%
Silt
33,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.9%
Crops5.8%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil6.7%
Other (grassland, water…)78.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
115,2km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
21 687km²
Discharge in basins
23,8m³/s
Mean precip.
789mm/an
Mean T°
9,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,36
Max snow
3%
Mean runoff
721mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
3 616m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
16,0%
Pesticides
40,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1
Huascarán
IUCN IINational Park · 1975
3 397 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN