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Sara Sara
- Prominence
- 2,061 m6,761 ft
- Isolation
- 56 km
- Tonight
- -4°CSnow showers · Wind 8 km/h NE
Sara Sara is a 5,505 m (18,061 ft) stratovolcano in the Cordillera Ampato, Ayacucho Department, Peru.
All facts
- Elevation
- 5,505 m · 18,061 ft
- Nearest higher peak
- Solimana (6,093 m)
- Range
- Cordillera Ampato
- Region
- Ayacucho Department, Peru
- Coordinates
- 15.3240° S, 73.4471° W
Sara Sara 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12.2 × 12.2 km
Sara Sara 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.
Sara Sara elevation profile
West → east through the summit
Sara Sara weather
Tonight · Snow showers · -4°C (25°F) · 7.1 mm · Wind 8 km/h NE
Sara Sara forecast for the summit, about 5,505 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 3,389 m.
- Tonight-4°7.1 mm8 km/h NEBase 9°
- Sat-4°5°4.9 mm11 km/h SEBase 8 / 18°
- Sun-4°5°7.9 mm12 km/h SBase 8 / 18°
- Mon-9°4°3.6 mm5 km/h WBase 4 / 16°
- Tue-8°7°2.0 mm4 km/h SEBase 4 / 19°
- Wed-8°4°4.1 mm4 km/h NEBase 5 / 17°
- Thu-8°6°2.0 mm4 km/h EBase 4 / 18°
- Fri-8°5°0.6 mm7 km/h SEBase 4 / 18°
- Sat-7°7°0.3 mm8 km/h SEBase 5 / 20°
- Sun-7°7°0.7 mm9 km/h SEBase 5 / 19°
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 12.2 × 12.2 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 11.6% of the 149 km² view
- Relief in view
- 2,123 m low point 3,389 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Where Sara Sara sits
- Region
- Peru57South America235
Nearby places
CoropunaPeak · 6,425 m↑87 km ESE
Q'illuPeak · 5,000 m↑112 km NE
Saxa Q'awaPeak · 5,000 m↑122 km ENE
CondorPeak · 5,200 m↑149 km E
Colca Canyon↑152 km ESE
More in the Cordillera Ampato 1
Sara Sara downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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How accurate is this?
within 10 m This 3D map reads 5,498 m at the summit; the official height is 5,505 m.
A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.
| Source | Summit | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Official height (Wikidata) | 5,505 m | — |
| Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page) | 5,498 m | -7 m |
| Copernicus GLO-90 | 5,498 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.
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-06-20)
- 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 · Wikipedia