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Cerro El Cóndor

6,373m

Andes

Summit weather

Cosynook · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation
6,373m
Relief
1,482mabove the lowest point within 5 km
Steepest slope
42°within 1 km of the summit
Snow at the summit
All yearSee month by month ↓
Summit
26.6322°S, 68.3606°W

Stratovolcano

Cerro El Cóndor is a volcano in the Andes (Argentina). Its summit stands 6,373 m above sea level.

From the lowest point within 5 km (4,891 m), it rises 1,482 m. The steepest side is the south-west face: 28° on average over the first kilometre. In places the ground near the top reaches 42° — terrain for climbers, not walkers.

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Scores

Cerro El Cóndor for skiers and climbers

Two scores out of 10, built only from open data — every part is shown. They describe what the mountain offers, not how safe it is.

Hiking & mountaineering

4.3/10

Difficulty to the top

Alpine climb

Estimated from the slope: OpenStreetMap has no graded paths near the top.

Indicative only — never a safety assessment. Conditions change: ask local guides and check the forecast.

  • 0.0/2.50 waymarked routes and 0 path sections nearby
  • 0.0/1.50 huts and shelters
  • 1.5/21,482 m of ascent from the valley
  • 1.3/1.5889 m of prominence
  • 1.5/1.57 months with summit afternoons above −5 °C
  • 0.0/1via ferratas, climbing and glaciers

Ski score

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No ski runs within 12 km in OpenStreetMap.

How these scores are made

Ski (where OpenStreetMap has skiing within 12 km): up to 4 points for the length of downhill runs (300 km or more = 4), 1.5 for the number of lifts (40+), 1.5 for the vertical between lift stations (1,500 m) and 3 for the snow season — a month counts when the estimated mean temperature at the height of the ski area is −1 °C or lower and snow falls or lies there (NASA POWER, 2001–2020). Hiking & mountaineering: up to 2.5 for waymarked routes and paths, 1.5 for huts, 2 for the ascent from the valley (2,000 m), 1.5 for prominence (3,000 m), 1.5 for the season (months with summit afternoons above −5 °C) and 1 for via ferratas, climbing and glaciers. OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: where few things are mapped, a score can be lower than reality.

Plan your visit

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Snow

When there is snow on Cerro El Cóndor

At the summit, snow all year round. Month by month below, at different heights on the way up.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Summit6,373 msnow all year round
Snow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all month
Halfway up5,632 msnow all year round
Snow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all month
Foot of the mountain4,891 moccasional snow from March to May
No snowNo snowSnow some of the timeSnow some of the timeSnow some of the timeNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snowSnow some of the timeSnow some of the timeNo snow
  • Snow on the ground all month
  • Snow some of the time
  • No snow
  • This month

Estimate for a normal year: average temperature and precipitation from NASA POWER, carried to each height, in a simple model of snow building up and melting. In a given year snow can come earlier or stay longer. It does not replace the local snow and avalanche bulletin.

Summit weather

Cerro El Cóndor, month by month

Not a forecast: long-term averages (1991–2020), carried up to the summit. The orange line is where an average afternoon reaches 0 °C; above the dashed blue line it freezes even at dawn.

On an average January afternoon the summit reaches about 3 °C; on July nights it falls to about -25 °C. In 7 months of the year it stays below freezing at the top even in the afternoon. In January the 0 °C line climbs to about 6,900 m, above the summit: the top thaws on an average afternoon. Across the region, August is the driest month (3 mm) and January the wettest (57 mm).

3,000 m4,000 m5,000 m6,000 m7,000 mSUMMIT · 6,373 mJanuary: 6,900 mFebruary: 6,800 mMarch: 6,530 mApril: 5,810 mMay: 5,130 mJune: 4,870 mJuly: 4,810 mAugust: 5,120 mSeptember: 5,440 mOctober: 5,960 mNovember: 6,500 mDecember: 6,890 mJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0 °C on an average afternoon 0 °C at dawn the summit
MonthSummit high °CSummit low °C0 °C line (m)Rain & snow (mm)Wet daysSun h/day
January3-146,900571013.5
February3-156,80050912.9
March1-176,53041812.2
April-4-205,81023411.4
May-8-225,1309210.2
June-10-244,870619.5
July-10-254,810319.8
August-8-235,1203110.9
September-6-215,4404111.9
October-3-205,96014312.6
November1-196,50028613.3
December3-166,89047913.6

Estimate: the NASA POWER climate of a ~55 km cell (average height 4,411 m), adjusted to the summit by −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Rain, wet days and sunshine are those of the region. Mountain weather changes fast — always check a local forecast. ★ = mildest months at the top.

Relief

The mountain in profile

Two cuts through the summit, 16 km long, from the 30 m Copernicus elevation model. Heights drawn 2× taller than lengths, so the shape can be seen.

West – east
6,373 m4,512 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km12 km14 km16 kmWE
South – north
6,373 m4,831 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km12 km14 km16 kmSN
Steepness by direction
30°N: 9°NNE: 22°NEE: 15°ESE: 18°SES: 20°SSW: 28°SWW: 20°WNW: 5°NW

Average slope of the first kilometre from the summit. The orange petal is the steepest side.

Around the mountain

Huts, lifts and trails around Cerro El Cóndor

Counted around the summit in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. The satellite plate shows 14 × 14 km.

Cerro El Cóndor seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 5 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 14 × 14 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • —mountain huts and shelters
  • —cable cars, gondolas, chairlifts and rack railways
  • —ski areas
  • —waymarked hiking routes
  • —via ferratas
  • —climbing crags and routes
  • —named glaciers
  • —viewpoints
  • —campsites
  • —hotels, B&Bs and chalets
  • —restaurants and cafés

OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: a low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. Places © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Photos

Seen by climbers and visitors

Laguna Verde view while climbing Mulas Muertas (4320945984)
sergejf · CC BY-SA 2.0
Laguna Verde while going down Mulas Muertas (4320218569)
sergejf · CC BY-SA 2.0

Recent years

How each month compared at the summit

Afternoon high at the summit (estimate). The first row is the reference, the 1991–2020 average in °C; the years show only the difference.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1991–2020 average331-4-8-10-10-8-6-313
2020−0.3+2.6+1.5+1.8+2.9−0.4+0.8−0.5+1.1+2.7+0.3+0.8
2021−1.1+0.4−0.7+0.4−0.1−0.8+1.3−0.1+0.6−1.2+0.4+0.2
2022+0.1+0.2+0.2−1.2+0.5−0.7+0.2−0.1−2.6−0.9+0.6−0.5
2023+1.0−2.1+0.8+0.5+2.1+2.4+3.0+1.8+1.5+1.3+2.1+3.3
2024+4.5+1.7+3.7+3.2−0.2+1.7+1.8−0.7+2.4+3.5+4.3+0.5
2025−2.3+0.1−1.0+0.1+2.3−4.1−3.4−5.8−1.7−0.5−1.2−1.3

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

About these numbers

Names, elevation, prominenceWikidata (Q312921) · CC0
Relief, 3D view, profilesCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020 · CC BY 4.0
Around the mountain© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

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