Mountain · Vinson Massif · Antarctic Treaty area

Mount Vinson

4,892 m16,050 ft

Tonight: -42°CLight snow · Wind 7 km/h NE

Mount Vinson is a 4,892 m (16,050 ft) mountain in the Vinson Massif, Antarctic Treaty area.

All facts

Elevation: 4,892 m · 16,050 ft
Prominence: 4,892 m · 16,050 ft
Range: Vinson Massif
Region: Antarctic Treaty area
Coordinates: 78.5257° S, 85.6171° W

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3D map

Mount Vinson 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Mount Vinson terrain and contours

200 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.

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Mount Vinson elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Mount Vinson weather

Tonight · Light snow · -42°C (-44°F) · 1.5 mm · Wind 7 km/h NE

Mount Vinson forecast for the summit, about 4,892 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,322 m.

Tonight-42°1.5 mm7 km/h NEBase -21°
Sat-39°-37°3.3 mm9 km/h NEBase -18 / -16°
Sun-45°-36°–10 km/h SWBase -23 / -15°
Mon-41°-38°3.8 mm9 km/h NWBase -19 / -17°
Tue-33°-33°0.3 mm9 km/h WBase -12 / -12°
Wed-32°-27°2.0 mm7 km/h NEBase -10 / -6°
Thu-34°-32°5.9 mm8 km/h EBase -12 / -10°
Fri-34°-33°0.6 mm5 km/h EBase -13 / -12°
Sat-34°-33°–2 km/h SBase -13 / -11°
Sun-35°-32°0.7 mm6 km/h NBase -13 / -11°

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 20 × 20 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°

43.3%

Moderate, 15–30°

17.7%

Steep, 30–45°

27.4%

Cliffs, 45° and over

11.7%

Steeper than 30°: 39.1% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view: 3,573 m low point 1,322 m

Where it sits

Where Mount Vinson sits

Ranked in 1

#6 Seven Summits

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 4,895 m at the summit; the official height is 4,892 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	4,892 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	4,895 m	+3 m
Copernicus GLO-90	4,885 m	-7 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.
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