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Volcano · Andes · Salta Province

Aracar

6,082 m19,954 ft

Prominence: 1,781 m5,842 ft
Isolation: 29 km
Tonight: -12°CLight snow showers · Wind 13 km/h N

Aracar is a 6,082 m (19,954 ft) volcano in the Andes, Salta Province, Argentina.

All facts

Elevation: 6,082 m · 19,954 ft
Nearest higher peak: Pular (6,233 m)
Range: Andes
Region: Salta Province, Argentina
Spanish name: Volcán Aracar
Coordinates: 24.2901° S, 67.7832° W

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3D map

Aracar 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 11.2 × 11.2 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Aracar terrain and contours

100 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the summit

Aracar elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Aracar weather

Tonight · Light snow showers · -12°C (10°F) · 1.4 mm · Wind 13 km/h N

Aracar forecast for the summit, about 6,082 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 3,830 m.

Tonight-12°1.4 mm13 km/h NBase 1°
Sat-16°-3°1.0 mm25 km/h NWBase -3 / 10°
Sun-14°-1°–18 km/h NWBase 0 / 13°
Mon-13°-3°1.0 mm17 km/h NWBase 1 / 11°
Tue-13°-4°–18 km/h NWBase 0 / 10°
Wed-14°-3°3.3 mm16 km/h NWBase -1 / 11°
Thu-16°-8°0.5 mm13 km/h NWBase -2 / 5°
Fri-16°-5°–14 km/h NWBase -2 / 9°
Sat-15°-4°–20 km/h NWBase -2 / 10°
Sun-14°-1°–12 km/h NWBase 0 / 13°

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 11.2 × 11.2 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 51% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

50.5%

Moderate, 15–30°

40.9%

Steep, 30–45°

8.6%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 8.6% of the 125 km² view
Relief in view: 2,257 m low point 3,830 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 99.5%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Where it sits

Where Aracar sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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Aracar downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGAracar satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-03-13.

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 6,087 m at the summit; the official height is 6,082 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	6,082 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	6,087 m	+5 m
Copernicus GLO-90	6,081 m	-1 m

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-03-13)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia