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Stratovolcano · Andes · Antofagasta Region

Lascar

5,592 m18,346 ft
Prominence
580 m1,901 ft
Isolation
5.2 km
Tonight
-10°CLight snow · Wind 19 km/h W

Lascar is a 5,592 m (18,346 ft) stratovolcano in the Andes, Antofagasta Region, Chile.

All facts
Elevation
5,592 m · 18,346 ft
Nearest higher peak
Aguas Calientes (5,924 m)
Range
Andes
Region
Antofagasta Region, Chile
Spanish name
Volcán Láscar
Coordinates
23.3687° S, 67.7399° W
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3D map

Lascar 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 6.4 × 6.4 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lascar 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

Lascar 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

Lascar weather

Tonight · Light snow · -10°C (14°F) · 2.2 mm · Wind 19 km/h W

Lascar forecast for the summit, about 5,592 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 4,181 m.

  • Tonight-10°2.2 mm19 km/h WBase -1°
  • Sat-14°-4°0.4 mm41 km/h WBase -6 / 4°
  • Sun-14°-2°–31 km/h WBase -6 / 7°
  • Mon-12°-3°2.9 mm27 km/h WBase -4 / 5°
  • Tue-13°-5°–30 km/h WBase -4 / 4°
  • Wed-12°-3°5.6 mm25 km/h WBase -4 / 5°
  • Thu-17°-9°5.1 mm16 km/h NWBase -8 / -1°
  • Fri-17°-6°–20 km/h WBase -9 / 2°
  • Sat-14°-5°–25 km/h WBase -6 / 3°
  • Sun-12°-2°–23 km/h WBase -3 / 7°

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

Slope

Share of the 6.4 × 6.4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
44.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
38.5%
Steep, 30–45°
16.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.7%
Steeper than 30°
16.9% of the 41 km² view
Relief in view
1,418 m low point 4,181 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 99.9%

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

Where it sits

Where Lascar sits

Range
American Cordillera467Andes163
Region
Antofagasta Region10Chile76South America235
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Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Andes 6
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Downloads

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

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 5,599 m at the summit; the official height is 5,592 m.Official 5,592 mThis map 5,599 m

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

SourceSummitDifference
Official height (Wikidata)5,592 m—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)5,599 m+7 m
Copernicus GLO-905,593 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 2026-03-08)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
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