| Santa Cruz | |
| Map: | Peru |
| Location: | Ancash, Peru |
| Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | -8.8943°N -77.7083°W |
| Elevation M: | 6259 |
| Range: | Cordillera Blanca, Andes |
| First Ascent: | 20 July 1948 by Frédéric Marmillod and Ali Szepessy-Schaurek |
| Other Name: | Pucaraju |
| Map Size: | 220 |
| Photo Size: | 220 |
Santa Cruz,[1] [2] Pucaraju,[3] [4] Pukaraju (possibly from Quechua puka red, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow)[5] or Pico de Huaylas (Spanish for "peak of Huaylas")[6] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru; within Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash. It has a height of 6259m (20,535feet), although other maps cite a height of 6241m (20,476feet).