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Stratovolcano · Sierra Madre de Chiapas · Quetzaltenango Department

Santa María

3,772 m12,375 ft

Prominence: 1,061 m3,481 ft
Isolation: 48 km
Tonight: 0°CPartly cloudy · Wind 10 km/h NE

Santa María is a 3,772 m (12,375 ft) stratovolcano in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala.

All facts

Elevation: 3,772 m · 12,375 ft
Nearest higher peak: Volcán Tajumulco (4,203 m)
Range: Sierra Madre de Chiapas
Region: Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala
Spanish name: Volcán Santa María
Coordinates: 14.7571° N, 91.5515° W

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3D map

Santa María 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Santa María topographic map

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

Santa María 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.

Downloads

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

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Print & wall

JPGSanta María satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-02-10.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Weather

Santa María weather

Today · Light rain · 0 / 6°C (32 / 43°F) · 0.2 mm · Wind 10 km/h NE

Santa María forecast for the summit, about 3,772 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,298 m.

Today0°6°0.2 mm10 km/h NEBase 15 / 21°
Sat-1°10°15.0 mm12 km/h SWBase 14 / 24°
Sun-1°10°6.8 mm11 km/h SWBase 14 / 25°
Mon1°7°8.1 mm9 km/h SWBase 16 / 22°
Tue-1°6°5.8 mm9 km/h SWBase 14 / 21°
Wed0°7°4.3 mm9 km/h SWBase 15 / 22°
Thu-2°9°4.2 mm8 km/h SWBase 13 / 24°
Fri0°7°8.3 mm8 km/h SWBase 15 / 21°
Sat-1°9°4.1 mm7 km/h SWBase 14 / 24°
Sun-1°10°2.9 mm7 km/h NBase 14 / 25°

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.

Slope

Share of the 8.2 × 8.2 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°

25.7%

Moderate, 15–30°

43.3%

Steep, 30–45°

28.0%

Cliffs, 45° and over

3.1%

Steeper than 30°: 31.1% of the 67 km² view
Relief in view: 2,455 m low point 1,298 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 79.7%Grassland 7.1%Bare rock / sparse 6.6%Cropland 3.9%Built-up 2.5%

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 4.1 km; 62 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Phytolacca rugosa11
Passiflora membranacea8
Rubus trilobus4
Cacalote4
Greater periwinkle3
Garden nasturtium3

Where it sits

Where Santa María sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Volcán AtitlánPeak · 3,537 m44 km ESE

How accurate is this?

18 m low This 3D map reads 3,754 m at the summit; the official height is 3,772 m.

Why: a 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a sharp summit gets rounded off.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	3,772 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	3,754 m	-18 m
Copernicus GLO-90	3,746 m	-26 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 2026-02-10)
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