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Stratovolcano · Cordillera Occidental · Potosí Department

Uturuncu

6,008 m19,711 ft

Prominence: 1,388 m4,552 ft
Isolation: 123 km
Tonight: -10°CPartly cloudy · Wind 22 km/h SW

Uturuncu is a 6,008 m (19,711 ft) stratovolcano in the Cordillera Occidental, Potosí Department, Bolivia.

All facts

Elevation: 6,008 m · 19,711 ft
Nearest higher peak: Acamarachi (6,023 m)
Range: Cordillera Occidental
Region: Potosí Department, Bolivia
Coordinates: 22.2646° S, 67.1868° W

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3D map

Uturuncu 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Uturuncu 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

Uturuncu elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Uturuncu weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · -10°C (14°F) · Wind 22 km/h SW

Uturuncu forecast for the summit, about 6,008 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 4,448 m.

Tonight-10°–22 km/h SWBase -1°
Sat-14°2°–37 km/h WBase -5 / 11°
Sun-14°5°–31 km/h WBase -5 / 14°
Mon-13°1°–32 km/h WBase -4 / 10°
Tue-13°0°–28 km/h WBase -3 / 10°
Wed-12°3°–29 km/h NWBase -3 / 13°
Thu-15°-1°–30 km/h WBase -5 / 8°
Fri-14°1°–27 km/h WBase -5 / 10°
Sat-13°1°–31 km/h WBase -4 / 10°
Sun-12°4°–28 km/h WBase -2 / 14°

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 Uturuncu

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

Nearest parking
Upper Turning Area
0.6 km ENE · +2 more within 2.5 km
Directions Map
Nearest campsite
5.6 km NW
Directions Map

All mapped places 4

Place	Distance
Upper Turning AreaParking	0.6 km ENE
Lower Turining PointParking	0.8 km NW
Parking	2.5 km NW
Campsite	5.6 km NW

Slope

Share of the 9.6 × 9.6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 55% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

55.2%

Moderate, 15–30°

39.3%

Steep, 30–45°

5.4%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 5.4% of the 92 km² view
Relief in view: 1,560 m low point 4,448 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 99.2%Grassland 0.8%

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

Where it sits

Where Uturuncu sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

LicancaburPeak · 5,920 m96 km SW

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

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Print & wall

JPGUturuncu satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-08-30.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 6,008 m at the summit; the official height is 6,008 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	6,008 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	6,008 m	-0 m
Copernicus GLO-90	5,997 m	-11 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 2026-08-30)
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

Uturuncu

West → east through the summit

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite

Data sources