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Volcán Tacaná

4,064 m13,333 ft

Prominence: 1,035 m3,396 ft
Isolation: 24 km
Tonight: 0°CCloudy · Wind 9 km/h E

Volcán Tacaná is a 4,064 m (13,333 ft) volcano in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, San Marcos Department, Guatemala.

All facts

Elevation: 4,064 m · 13,333 ft
Nearest higher peak: Volcán Tajumulco (4,203 m)
Range: Sierra Madre de Chiapas
Region: San Marcos Department, Guatemala
Coordinates: 15.1324° N, 92.1082° W

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3D map

Volcán Tacaná 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Volcán Tacaná 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

Volcán Tacaná elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Volcán Tacaná weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 0°C (32°F) · Wind 9 km/h E

Volcán Tacaná forecast for the summit, about 4,064 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,483 m.

Tonight0°–9 km/h EBase 16°
Sat0°7°1.9 mm9 km/h SBase 15 / 22°
Sun0°6°5.8 mm10 km/h SBase 15 / 22°
Mon0°5°7.9 mm9 km/h SBase 16 / 21°
Tue0°5°2.8 mm10 km/h SBase 15 / 20°
Wed-1°5°2.6 mm9 km/h SBase 14 / 21°
Thu-1°5°6.8 mm8 km/h SBase 14 / 21°
Fri1°5°5.2 mm8 km/h SBase 16 / 20°
Sat-1°5°4.5 mm8 km/h SBase 15 / 21°
Sun0°5°5.7 mm8 km/h SBase 15 / 21°

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 Volcán Tacaná

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

Nearest campsite
0.2 km SE
+2 more within 1.2 km
Directions Map
Nearest hut
Bosque encantado
1.4 km SSE · +2 more within 2.6 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 6

Place	Distance
Campsite	0.2 km SE
Cueva del osoCampsite	0.8 km SSE
Campsite	1.2 km ESE
Bosque encantadoHut	1.4 km SSE
Las torresHut	1.5 km SSE
Linda VistaHut	2.6 km SSE

Slope

Share of the 8.2 × 8.2 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°

10.1%

Moderate, 15–30°

41.7%

Steep, 30–45°

41.9%

Cliffs, 45° and over

6.3%

Steeper than 30°: 48.2% of the 67 km² view
Relief in view: 2,602 m low point 1,483 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 92.0%Grassland 6.6%Cropland 1.1%

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

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4.1 km; 273 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Salvia carnea32
Pink quill21
Mexican Violetear20
Pink-headed Warbler14
Green-throated Mountain-gem10
Cinnabar Sage10

Where it sits

Where Volcán Tacaná sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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

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Print & wall

JPGVolcán Tacaná satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-03-02.

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GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

21 m high This 3D map reads 4,085 m at the summit; the official height is 4,064 m.

Why: a 30 m terrain model measures the surface, snow, ice and trees included, and official heights can come from older surveys.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	4,064 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	4,085 m	+21 m
Copernicus GLO-90	4,077 m	+13 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 2026-03-02)
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

Volcán Tacaná

West → east through the summit

Nearest campsite

Nearest hut

Data sources