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Zapaleri

5,607 m18,396 ft

Prominence: 55 m179 ft
Isolation: 0.6 km
Tonight: -8°CPartly cloudy · Wind 22 km/h W

Zapaleri is a 5,607 m (18,396 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Occidental, Jujuy Province, Argentina.

All facts

Elevation: 5,607 m · 18,396 ft
Nearest higher peak: Cerro Tinte (5,844 m)
Range: Cordillera Occidental
Region: Jujuy Province, Argentina
Spanish name: Cerro Zapaleri
Coordinates: 22.8140° S, 67.1807° W

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3D map

Zapaleri 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Zapaleri terrain and contours

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.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the summit

Zapaleri elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Zapaleri weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · -8°C (18°F) · Wind 22 km/h W

Zapaleri forecast for the summit, about 5,607 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 4,585 m.

Tonight-8°–22 km/h WBase -2°
Sat-12°3°–46 km/h WBase -6 / 9°
Sun-13°5°–36 km/h WBase -7 / 11°
Mon-12°3°0.3 mm31 km/h WBase -6 / 9°
Tue-11°2°–29 km/h WBase -5 / 8°
Wed-11°4°0.1 mm28 km/h WBase -5 / 10°
Thu-12°0°0.1 mm31 km/h WBase -6 / 6°
Fri-11°2°–24 km/h WBase -5 / 8°
Sat-12°2°–28 km/h WBase -6 / 8°
Sun-10°6°–26 km/h WBase -4 / 12°

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, 23:19 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°

40.8%

Moderate, 15–30°

53.8%

Steep, 30–45°

5.4%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 5.4% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,038 m low point 4,585 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 100.0%

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

Where it sits

Where Zapaleri sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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Print & wall

JPGZapaleri satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-24.

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

15 m high This 3D map reads 5,622 m at the summit; the official height is 5,607 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)	5,607 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	5,622 m	+15 m
Copernicus GLO-90	5,609 m	+2 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 2026-09-24)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
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