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Cerro Pachón

2,722 m8,930 ft

Prominence: 732 m2,402 ft
Isolation: 11 km
Tonight: -2°CClear · Wind 8 km/h SE

Cerro Pachón is a 2,722 m (8,930 ft) mountain in the Andes, Coquimbo Region, Chile.

All facts

Elevation: 2,722 m · 8,930 ft
Nearest higher peak: Cerro Las Tórtolas (6,323 m)
Range: Andes
Region: Coquimbo Region, Chile
Coordinates: 30.2410° S, 70.7368° W

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3D map

Cerro Pachón 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Cerro Pachón terrain and contours

50 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 250 mShowing west → east through the summit

Cerro Pachón elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Cerro Pachón weather

Tonight · Clear · -2°C (28°F) · Wind 8 km/h SE

Cerro Pachón forecast for the summit, about 2,722 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,388 m.

Tonight-2°–8 km/h SEBase 6°
Sat1°10°0.1 mm13 km/h NWBase 9 / 18°
Sun7°15°0.1 mm12 km/h NWBase 15 / 23°
Mon3°9°0.7 mm10 km/h NWBase 11 / 17°
Tue4°10°1.8 mm12 km/h NWBase 12 / 18°
Wed5°13°0.3 mm10 km/h WBase 13 / 21°
Thu5°11°1.1 mm9 km/h NWBase 13 / 19°
Fri5°13°1.4 mm11 km/h NWBase 13 / 21°
Sat5°9°0.6 mm10 km/h NWBase 13 / 17°
Sun7°13°0.4 mm14 km/h NWBase 15 / 21°

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 7 × 7 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

23.9%

Moderate, 15–30°

44.4%

Steep, 30–45°

29.4%

Cliffs, 45° and over

2.3%

Steeper than 30°: 31.7% of the 49 km² view
Relief in view: 1,328 m low point 1,388 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 73.9%Bare rock / sparse 13.1%Shrubland 12.7%

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

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3.5 km; 26 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Cruckshanksia hymenodon7
Mourning Sierra-Finch7
Gray-hooded Sierra-Finch6
Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant6
Chilean potato vine4
Argylia adscendens4

Where it sits

Where Cerro Pachón sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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

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Print & wall

JPGCerro Pachón satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-03-25.

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GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,716 m at the summit; the official height is 2,722 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,722 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,716 m	-6 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,712 m	-10 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 2026-03-25)
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 · Wikipedia