Cordillera Huayhuash
IUCN Not AssignedRestricted Zone · 2002
676 km²
Commune · PER
San Miguel de Cauri
Peru
ETPolar, tundra(100 %)
Species observed
78
Observations
163
Area
822,2km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
78 distinct species · 163 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
4,8°C
Annual rain
1 128mm
Warmest m°
11,2°C
Coldest m°
-2,2°C
Elevation: 4 239 m on average (min 3 639 m, max 5 159 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
4,8°C
Annual rain
1 128mm
Warmest month
11,2°C
Coldest month
-2,2°C
Mean alt.
4 239m
Min
3 639m
Max
5 159m
Std. dev.
253m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(100 %)Polar
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
58,1g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
42,9%
Silt
34,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Lauricocha
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
76,4g/kg
Clay
21,7%
Sand
43,2%
Silt
35,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
55,4g/kg
Clay
21,6%
Sand
43,3%
Silt
35,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
42,6g/kg
Clay
23,3%
Sand
42,1%
Silt
34,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest6.0%
Crops7.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil7.1%
Other (grassland, water…)79.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 8 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
150,4km
Lake surface here
10,45km²
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
6 421km²
Discharge in basins
22,4m³/s
Mean precip.
836mm/an
Mean T°
7,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,25
Max snow
2%
Mean runoff
904mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
4 030m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (8, top by area)
- Laguna Lauricochaarea6,4 km²avg depth28.7 m
- Laguna Patarcochaarea2,1 km²avg depth27.5 m
- Lac 1089959area0,5 km²avg depth11.7 m
- Lac 1089966area0,5 km²avg depth8.2 m
- Lac 1089984area0,3 km²avg depth7.2 m
- Lac 1089909area0,3 km²avg depth7.6 m
- Lac 1089958area0,2 km²avg depth8.5 m
- Lac 1089989area0,1 km²avg depth6.3 m
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
3,6%
Pesticides
40,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Assigned · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN