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Uspallata Pass

3,823 m12,543 ft

Connects: Parada Caracoles – Las Cuevas
Tonight: -16°CClear · Wind 11 km/h NE

Uspallata Pass is a mountain pass at 3,823 m in Mendoza Province, Argentina. It links Parada Caracoles and Las Cuevas.

All facts

Saddle: 3,823 m
Lowest point: 3,020 m / 3,154 m

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Uspallata Pass 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Uspallata Pass topographic map

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Uspallata Pass elevation profile

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Pass

Uspallata Pass: the climb from each side

Crossed by: RNA006 Acceso al Cristo Redentor, E-773 Acceso al Monumento Cristo Redentor

Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.

Weather

Uspallata Pass weather

Tonight · Clear · -16°C (3°F) · Wind 11 km/h NE

Uspallata Pass forecast for about 3,823 m.

Tonight-16°–11 km/h NE
Sat-17°-8°1.9 mm13 km/h NE
Sun-15°-1°3.9 mm12 km/h NE
Mon-9°-4°11.3 mm8 km/h E
Tue-13°-5°–10 km/h NE
Wed-10°-2°–11 km/h NE
Thu-12°-2°–10 km/h NE
Fri-10°-1°–10 km/h NE
Sat-10°-3°0.6 mm8 km/h NE
Sun-9°-3°0.5 mm8 km/h NE

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 Uspallata Pass

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

Nearest hut
Refugio "Casa del Gringo"
0.8 km WSW · +1 more within 5.7 km
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Nearest campsite
4.9 km E
+1 more within 5.1 km
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Nearest parking
Refugio Escuela de Alta Montaña - Ejercito de Chile
5.9 km WSW · +1 more within 5.6 km
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All mapped places 6

Place	Distance
Refugio "Casa del Gringo"Hut	0.8 km WSW
Campsite	4.9 km E
Campsite	5.1 km ESE
Parking	5.6 km WSW
Hut	5.7 km E
Refugio Escuela de Alta Montaña - Ejercito de ChileParking	5.9 km WSW

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 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°

14.2%

Moderate, 15–30°

34.4%

Steep, 30–45°

42.0%

Cliffs, 45° and over

9.4%

Steeper than 30°: 51.4% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,645 m low point 2,972 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 88.8%Grassland 9.8%Snow & ice 1.0%

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

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of Uspallata Pass.

Summit list 6

1Cerro Santa Elena4,595 m 2.2 km SE
2Cerro Santa Elena Noreste4,571 m 2.2 km SE
3Cerro Ulrich Lorber4,596 m 2.8 km SSE
4Cerro Puntudito4,157 m 3.6 km ESE
5Cerro de la Iglesia4,230 m 3.7 km NW
6Cerro Navarro Norte4,640 m 3.8 km SSE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 81 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Greater Yellow-Finch14
Astragalus arnottianus9
Nototriche compacta8
Rufous-collared Sparrow7
Gray-hooded Sierra-Finch7
Nassauvia cumingii7

Where it sits

Where Uspallata Pass sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Cerro San CristóbalPeak · 880 m84 km SW

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 2026-03-18)
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
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 · GeoNames · Wikipedia

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