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Parícutin

2,800 m9,186 ft

Prominence: 215 m706 ft
Isolation: 2.7 km
Tonight: 7°CPartly cloudy · Wind 7 km/h SE

Parícutin is a 2,800 m (9,186 ft) volcano in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Michoacán, Mexico.

All facts

Elevation: 2,800 m · 9,186 ft
Nearest higher peak: Pico de Tancítaro (3,840 m)
Range: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Region: Michoacán, Mexico
Spanish name: Paricutín
Coordinates: 19.4938° N, 102.2524° W

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3D map

Parícutin 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Parícutin terrain and contours

25 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 125 mShowing west → east through the summit

Parícutin elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Parícutin weather

Today · Fair · 7 / 14°C (45 / 57°F) · Wind 7 km/h SE

Parícutin forecast for the summit, about 2,800 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 2,225 m.

Today7°14°–7 km/h SEBase 11 / 17°
Sat8°18°1.3 mm9 km/h NWBase 11 / 22°
Sun9°16°5.2 mm14 km/h EBase 12 / 19°
Mon10°15°8.5 mm8 km/h SEBase 13 / 19°
Tue9°11°6.3 mm6 km/h SEBase 13 / 14°
Wed9°12°4.3 mm6 km/h SEBase 12 / 16°
Thu7°15°0.7 mm4 km/h SEBase 11 / 18°
Fri8°16°2.7 mm5 km/h NWBase 11 / 20°
Sat9°18°3.2 mm4 km/h NBase 13 / 22°
Sun10°19°2.6 mm4 km/h NBase 13 / 22°

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.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Parícutin

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Parícutin, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
4.6 km N
+2 more within 5.6 km
Directions Map
Nearest campsite
5.6 km NNE
Directions Map

All mapped places 4

Place	Distance
Parking	4.6 km N
Parking	5.6 km E
Parking	5.6 km E
Campsite	5.6 km NNE

Slope

Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 76% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

75.5%

Moderate, 15–30°

21.2%

Steep, 30–45°

3.3%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 3.3% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 675 m low point 2,225 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 66.3%Grassland 22.0%Bare rock / sparse 9.9%Water 1.7%

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 km; 78 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Pink Beggarticks7
Coriaria ruscifolia6
Common Raven5
Fly Agaric5
Short-tailed Hawk3
Red-tailed Hawk3

Where it sits

Where Parícutin sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt 6

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Downloads

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

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Print & wall

JPGParícutin satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-02-22.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,801 m at the summit; the official height is 2,800 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,800 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,801 m	+1 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,786 m	-14 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 2026-02-22)
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

Parícutin

West → east through the summit

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite

Data sources