Volcano · Galápagos Province

Volcán Wolf

1,707 m5,600 ft

Isolation: at least 200 km
Tonight: 15°CLight rain showers · Wind 35 km/h SE

Volcán Wolf is a 1,707 m (5,600 ft) volcano in Galápagos Province, Ecuador.

All facts

Elevation: 1,707 m · 5,600 ft
Prominence: 1,707 m · 5,600 ft
Region: Galápagos Province, Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.0424° N, 91.3349° W

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3D map

Volcán Wolf 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Volcán Wolf 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 Wolf elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Volcán Wolf weather

Tonight · Light rain showers · 15°C (59°F) · 1.1 mm · Wind 35 km/h SE

Volcán Wolf forecast for the summit, about 1,707 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 0 m.

Tonight15°1.1 mm35 km/h SEBase 25°
Sat15°20°5.9 mm35 km/h SEBase 25 / 30°
Sun16°22°2.1 mm28 km/h SEBase 26 / 32°
Mon16°20°15.3 mm16 km/h SEBase 26 / 30°
Tue15°19°11.7 mm6 km/h EBase 26 / 29°
Wed15°19°8.1 mm4 km/h EBase 25 / 29°
Thu15°19°14.5 mm5 km/h SEBase 25 / 29°
Fri15°19°8.7 mm8 km/h SEBase 25 / 29°
Sat15°16°16.1 mm7 km/h EBase 25 / 27°
Sun14°19°14.0 mm7 km/h EBase 25 / 29°

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 10.8 × 10.8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 58% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

57.6%

Moderate, 15–30°

31.2%

Steep, 30–45°

9.6%

Cliffs, 45° and over

1.6%

Steeper than 30°: 11.2% of the 117 km² view
Relief in view: 1,705 m low point 0 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Shrubland 51.5%Bare rock / sparse 34.8%Grassland 8.5%Trees 3.1%Water 2.1%

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 5.4 km; 64 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Spiny chaff flower3
Galápagos lantana3
American Golden-Plover2
Galápagos Hawk2
Marine Iguana2
Galápagos Fur Seal2

Where it sits

Where Volcán Wolf sits

Ranked in 1

#15 Volcanoes in Ecuador

Nearby

Nearby places

Downloads

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

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Print & wall

JPGVolcán Wolf satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2025-11-06.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,705 m at the summit; the official height is 1,707 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	1,707 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	1,705 m	-2 m
Copernicus GLO-90	1,697 m	-10 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 2025 (scene 2025-11-06)
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: 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