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Socompa

6,051 m19,852 ft

Prominence: 2,016 m6,615 ft
Isolation: 28 km
Tonight: -12°CCloudy · Wind 18 km/h NW

Socompa is a 6,051 m (19,852 ft) volcano in the Andes, Salta Province, Argentina.

All facts

Elevation: 6,051 m · 19,852 ft
Nearest higher peak: Pular (6,233 m)
Range: Andes
Region: Salta Province, Argentina
Spanish name: Volcán Socompa
Coordinates: 24.3963° S, 68.2454° W

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3D map

Socompa 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Socompa 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

Socompa elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Socompa weather

Tonight · Cloudy · -12°C (10°F) · 0.2 mm · Wind 18 km/h NW

Socompa forecast for the summit, about 6,051 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 3,741 m.

Tonight-12°0.2 mm18 km/h NWBase 2°
Sat-15°-2°0.2 mm32 km/h NWBase -1 / 11°
Sun-13°-1°–24 km/h NWBase 1 / 13°
Mon-14°-3°0.1 mm24 km/h NWBase 0 / 10°
Tue-13°-4°–23 km/h NWBase 1 / 10°
Wed-15°-4°2.6 mm19 km/h NWBase -1 / 9°
Thu-16°-10°2.7 mm19 km/h NWBase -2 / 4°
Fri-16°-5°0.2 mm19 km/h NWBase -2 / 9°
Sat-15°-4°–24 km/h NWBase -1 / 10°
Sun-13°-2°–20 km/h NWBase 1 / 12°

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 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°

46.3%

Moderate, 15–30°

33.7%

Steep, 30–45°

19.0%

Cliffs, 45° and over

1.0%

Steeper than 30°: 20.0% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view: 2,304 m low point 3,741 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 98.0%Grassland 1.9%

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

Where it sits

Where Socompa sits

Ranked in 1

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Nearby

Nearby places

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

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Print & wall

JPGSocompa satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-03-13.

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GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 6,045 m at the summit; the official height is 6,051 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	6,051 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	6,045 m	-6 m
Copernicus GLO-90	6,027 m	-24 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 2026-03-13)
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 · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia