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Chicon

5,530 m18,143 ft

Prominence: 924 m3,031 ft
Isolation: 7.4 km
Tonight: -8°CFog · Wind 7 km/h N

Chicon is a 5,530 m (18,143 ft) mountain in the Andes, Cusco Department, Peru.

All facts

Elevation: 5,530 m · 18,143 ft
Nearest higher peak: Sahuasiray (5,818 m)
Range: Andes
Region: Cusco Department, Peru
Spanish name: Chicón
Coordinates: 13.2318° S, 72.0579° W

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3D map

Chicon 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 7.6 × 7.6 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Chicon 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

Chicon elevation profile

West → east through the summit

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.

Weather

Chicon weather

Tonight · Fog · -8°C (18°F) · Wind 7 km/h N

Chicon forecast for the summit, about 5,530 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 3,328 m.

Tonight-8°–7 km/h NBase 5°
Sat-7°4°3.9 mm15 km/h NWBase 7 / 17°
Sun-9°5°3.5 mm15 km/h NWBase 4 / 18°
Mon-7°0°3.4 mm9 km/h NWBase 7 / 13°
Tue-7°0°3.0 mm9 km/h NWBase 6 / 13°
Wed-8°1°3.6 mm13 km/h NWBase 5 / 14°
Thu-4°3°6.8 mm10 km/h NWBase 9 / 16°
Fri-4°0°2.4 mm8 km/h NWBase 9 / 13°
Sat-3°1°2.6 mm6 km/h NBase 10 / 15°
Sun-4°3°6.1 mm5 km/h NEBase 9 / 16°

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, 23:18 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 7.6 × 7.6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°

9.2%

Moderate, 15–30°

40.9%

Steep, 30–45°

39.3%

Cliffs, 45° and over

10.6%

Steeper than 30°: 49.9% of the 58 km² view
Relief in view: 2,135 m low point 3,328 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 61.0%Bare rock / sparse 26.0%Snow & ice 6.7%Trees 4.3%Water 0.9%Shrubland 0.8%

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 3.8 km; 18 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Andean Ibis4
Red Hot Chili Pepper Cactus2
Giant Conebill2
Andean Condor1
Sparkling Violetear1
White-bellied Woodstar1

Where it sits

Where Chicon sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

WarmiwañusqaPass46 km W

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

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Print & wall

JPGChicon satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-08-26.

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GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

67 m low This 3D map reads 5,463 m at the summit; the official height is 5,530 m.

Why: a 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a sharp summit gets rounded off. The 90 m model misses by 85 m.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	5,530 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	5,463 m	-67 m
Copernicus GLO-90	5,445 m	-85 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 2026-08-26)
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 · Wikipedia