Volcano·Chile

Puyehue-Cordón Caulle

2,236m

Patagonian Andes

Summit weather

Clem23 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation: 2,236m
Relief: 1,482mabove the lowest point within 5 km
Steepest slope: 46°within 1 km of the summit
Snow at the summit: Apr–JanSee month by month ↓
Summit: 40.5931°S, 72.1186°W

Volcanic complex in Chile

Puyehue-Cordón Caulle is a volcano in the Patagonian Andes (Chile). Its summit stands 2,236 m above sea level.

From the lowest point within 5 km (754 m), it rises 1,482 m. The steepest side is the south-east face: 22° on average over the first kilometre. In places the ground near the top reaches 46° — terrain for climbers, not walkers.

Puyehue-Cordón Caulle 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

5.6/10

Difficulty to the top

Alpine climb

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

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

0.8/2.52 waymarked routes and 0 path sections nearby
0.2/1.51 huts and shelters
1.5/21,482 m of ascent from the valley
1.3/1.5889 m of prominence
1.5/1.512 months with summit afternoons above −5 °C
0.3/1via 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 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle

At the summit, snow from April to January. Month by month below, at different heights on the way up.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Summit2,236 msnow from April to January	Snow on the ground all month	No snow	No snow	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month
Halfway up1,495 msnow from June to November (some years from May to November)	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	Snow some of the time	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	No snow
Foot of the mountain754 mno snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No 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

Puyehue-Cordón Caulle, 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 February afternoon the summit reaches about 11 °C; on July nights it falls to about -10 °C. In 4 months of the year it stays below freezing at the top even in the afternoon. In February the 0 °C line climbs to about 3,910 m, above the summit: the top thaws on an average afternoon. Across the region, February is the driest month (32 mm) and June the wettest (162 mm).

0 °C on an average afternoon 0 °C at dawn the summit

Month	Summit high °C	Summit low °C	0 °C line (m)	Rain & snow (mm)	Wet days	Sun h/day
January	11	-2	3,870	38	6	11.7
February	11	-2	3,910	32	6	10.8
March	8	-4	3,470	46	9	8.8
April	4	-6	2,780	71	13	6.4
May	0	-7	2,210	126	16	4.1
June	-4	-9	1,680	162	19	3.0
July	-4	-10	1,590	147	18	3.5
August	-3	-10	1,790	134	17	4.2
September	0	-9	2,270	73	13	6.3
October	3	-7	2,670	70	13	7.6
November	6	-5	3,080	54	10	9.5
December	8	-3	3,500	42	9	11.0

Estimate: the NASA POWER climate of a ~55 km cell (average height 1,053 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

South – north

Steepness by direction

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

Around the mountain

Huts, lifts and trails around Puyehue-Cordón Caulle

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

Puyehue-Cordón Caulle seen from above (Sentinel-2)

N 5 km

HutsViewpointsOther summitsCampsites

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

1mountain huts and shelters
Refugio El Caulle
—cable cars, gondolas, chairlifts and rack railways
—ski areas
2waymarked hiking routes
Greater Patagonian Trail Section 19: Volcán Puyehue, Sendero de Chile
—via ferratas
—climbing crags and routes
—named glaciers
2viewpoints
waterfall, Mirador volcán Puyehue
1campsites
El
4hotels, B&Bs and chalets
Cabañas, conaf anticura, Alojamiento
1restaurants and cafés

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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

Puyehue Cordon Calle Puyehue NP Chile — Pi3.124 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Volcán Puyehue - Noviembre 2016 — Boris Farías Hunt · CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1991–2020 average	11	11	8	4	0	-4	-4	-3	0	3	6	8
2020	+0.8	−0.3	+2.8	+1.6	+1.1	−1.4	−2.2	−0.1	+0.8	+1.4	+2.3	+0.2
2021	+0.8	+3.8	+4.4	+2.7	+1.2	+0.6	+1.7	+1.1	+1.5	+1.8	+2.4	+5.8
2022	+1.7	+1.3	−0.6	−1.8	−0.7	−0.6	−1.6	+0.2	+1.2	+1.3	+5.4	+3.4
2023	+3.6	+3.0	+1.6	+2.7	+1.8	+1.3	+0.2	−0.3	−1.8	+0.2	−1.9	+2.0
2024	+4.0	+4.1	−0.7	−1.8	−4.6	−0.5	−0.2	+0.6	−1.7	+3.7	−0.6	+2.0
2025	+3.5	+1.0	+1.0	+0.1	−1.1	−0.2	+2.1	+2.9	+0.9	+0.2	+2.8	+0.7

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

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About these numbers

Names, elevation, prominence	Wikidata (Q577700) · CC0
Relief, 3D view, profiles	Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Climate	NASA POWER, 1991–2020 · CC BY 4.0
Around the mountain	© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
Images	EOX 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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