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Layqa Qullu · 6,166 m · 34 km ESE
La Paz Department

Valle de la Luna

Floor3,018 m9,902 ft
Depth
746 m
Rim
3,821 m
Length
12.7 km
Tonight
7°CRain · Wind 13 km/h W

Valle de la Luna is up to 746 m deep: the rim reaches 3,821 m and the floor 3,018 m, along 12.7 km.

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Floor
3,018 m
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Valle de la Luna 3D map

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Topographic map

Valle de la Luna topographic map

50 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.

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Valle de la Luna elevation profile

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Depth

Depth of Valle de la Luna

Up to 746 m deep (typically 456 m) along the 12.7 km in view.

3,0003,2503,5003,7504,000746 mrimfloor0512.7 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).

Weather

Valle de la Luna weather

Tonight · Rain · 7°C (45°F) · 8.0 mm · Wind 13 km/h W

Valle de la Luna forecast for about 3,821 m.

  • Tonight7°8.0 mm13 km/h W
  • Sat4°18°1.2 mm16 km/h NW
  • Sun7°19°15.2 mm19 km/h E
  • Mon8°15°3.4 mm12 km/h N
  • Tue5°18°1.2 mm14 km/h NW
  • Wed4°11°17.2 mm12 km/h SE
  • Thu2°17°–14 km/h NW
  • Fri4°17°0.3 mm4 km/h SE
  • Sat3°17°0.6 mm3 km/h N
  • Sun1°19°0.1 mm8 km/h SE

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 Valle de la Luna

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

  • Nearest campsite

    Camping Hotel Oberland

    0.5 km ESE · +2 more within 4.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    Estacionamiento Zoologico Mallasa

    1.3 km ESE · +2 more within 2.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    4.1 km N

    +1 more within 6.4 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 8
PlaceDistance
Camping Hotel OberlandCampsite0.5 km ESE
Proyecto Cultural BarrancoCampsite0.6 km SE
Estacionamiento Zoologico MallasaParking1.3 km ESE
Parking1.3 km ESE
Parking2.2 km N
Caravan site4.1 km N
Campsite4.3 km ENE
Camping Las LomasCaravan site6.4 km NE
Slope

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°
45.2%
Moderate, 15–30°
41.0%
Steep, 30–45°
13.4%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.3%
Steeper than 30°
13.7% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
1,136 m low point 2,928 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 48.1%Bare rock / sparse 35.2%Built-up 11.4%Cropland 4.2%Trees 0.8%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 6 km of Valle de la Luna.

NESW5 km10 km123
Summit list 3
  1. 1Cerro Chuana3,490 m 3.9 km NNE
  2. 2Muela del Diablo3,899 m 5.2 km NE
  3. 3Cerro Chiariaque3,925 m 5.4 km ENE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 787 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Corryocactus melanotrichus2,251
  • Indian fig opuntia1,552
  • Tree tobacco717
  • Sulphur cactus595
  • Eared Dove585
  • Western Honey Bee558
Where it sits

Where Valle de la Luna sits

Region
La Paz Department6Bolivia21South America235
Nearby

Nearby places

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Sources

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 2026-08-08)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
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 · Wikipedia