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Putucusi

2,560 m8,399 ft

Prominence: 185 m606 ft
Isolation: 1.3 km
Tonight: 9°CCloudy · Wind 7 km/h SE

Putucusi is a 2,560 m (8,399 ft) mountain in the Andes, Cusco Department, Peru.

All facts

Elevation: 2,560 m · 8,399 ft
Nearest higher peak: Huayna Picchu (2,693 m)
Range: Andes
Region: Cusco Department, Peru
Protected area: Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Coordinates: 13.1554° S, 72.5454° W

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3D map

Putucusi 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Putucusi 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

Putucusi elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Putucusi weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 9°C (48°F) · Wind 7 km/h SE

Putucusi forecast for the summit, about 2,560 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,724 m.

Tonight9°–7 km/h SEBase 14°
Sat11°23°1.4 mm12 km/h NWBase 16 / 28°
Sun11°22°4.1 mm13 km/h NWBase 16 / 27°
Mon10°16°2.9 mm4 km/h EBase 15 / 21°
Tue11°18°2.6 mm6 km/h NWBase 16 / 23°
Wed12°17°4.0 mm3 km/h SEBase 17 / 22°
Thu13°20°27.4 mm8 km/h NWBase 18 / 25°
Fri13°18°1.1 mm6 km/h NWBase 18 / 23°
Sat13°18°2.6 mm5 km/h NWBase 18 / 23°
Sun11°19°4.3 mm6 km/h NWBase 16 / 24°

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.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Putucusi

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

Nearest campsite
Wayna Picchu
0.9 km ESE · +2 more within 1.4 km
Directions Map
Nearest parking
1.2 km SSE
+2 more within 3.0 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 6

Place	Distance
Wayna PicchuCampsite	0.9 km ESE
Mandor CampCampsite	0.9 km NE
Parking	1.2 km SSE
Camping MunicipalCampsite	1.4 km SE
Parking	2.7 km SW
Parking	3.0 km SW

Slope

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

Mostly steep: more than half the view is steeper than 30°, the angle of most avalanche terrain.

Gentle, 0–15°

6.2%

Moderate, 15–30°

17.1%

Steep, 30–45°

52.2%

Cliffs, 45° and over

24.5%

Steeper than 30°: 76.7% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,727 m low point 1,724 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 82.0%Grassland 12.1%Shrubland 4.9%

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

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 3 km, measured from the Putucusi summit.

Summit list 3

1Huchuy Picchu2,479 m 0.6 km SSW
2Montaña Machu Picchu3,061 m 2.2 km S
3Cerro San Miguel2,900 m 2.3 km WSW

Where it sits

Where Putucusi sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

AncasmarcaPeak · 5,198 m62 km E

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

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Print & wall

JPGPutucusi satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-07-05.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,555 m at the summit; the official height is 2,560 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal. The 90 m model misses by 43 m.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,560 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,555 m	-5 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,517 m	-43 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 2026-07-05)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
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

Putucusi

West → east through the summit

Nearest campsite

Nearest parking

Data sources