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Cordillera Real · La Paz Department · BoliviaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Mururata
5,864 mUltra-prominent peakSnow likely May–Sep
Elevation5,864 mabove sea level
Prominence1,669 mindependent height
Isolation12 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul3°average high
16.53° S, 67.83° WElevation 5,864 mUTC−4 · Bolivia Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,864 m
- Mid-mountain4,660 m
- Valley · Palca3,460 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Mururata in brief
Mururata rises to 5,864 m in the Cordillera Real, La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,669 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.
At the summit, December is the mildest month with average highs of 8°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
The nearest town in the atlas is Palca, 14 km to the W at 3,460 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 5,864 m · 19,239 ft
- Prominence
- 1,669 m
- Range
- Cordillera Real
- Region
- La Paz Department
- Country
- Bolivia
- Coordinates
- -16.5306, -67.8275
- Nearest airport
- El Alto International Airport (LPB) · 39 km
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
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iiiSummit climate
The top of Mururata by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 8° |
| Average low | -1° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -4° | -6° | -7° | -6° | -5° | -3° | -2° | -1° |
| Precipitation | 350 mm | 280 mm | 213 mm | 118 mm | 70 mm | 56 mm | 42 mm | 86 mm | 112 mm | 150 mm | 166 mm | 246 mm |
| Cloud cover | 80% | 76% | 70% | 52% | 33% | 26% | 24% | 26% | 36% | 54% | 68% | 78% |
| Daylight | 13h 00 | 12h 38 | 12h 12 | 11h 44 | 11h 21 | 11h 09 | 11h 14 | 11h 33 | 12h 00 | 12h 27 | 12h 53 | 13h 06 |
| Month score | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 43 | 46 | 34 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
Snow and freezing level
Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 6,350 m | 6,350 m | 6,350 m | 6,200 m | 5,950 m | 5,750 m | 5,600 m | 5,700 m | 5,900 m | 6,150 m | 6,300 m | 6,350 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Mururata in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of BoliviaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illimani | 6,438 m | 2,541 m | 12 km S | 0° |
| Layqa Qullu | 6,166 m | – | 15 km SE | 3° |
| Sirk'i Qullu | 5,546 m | – | 17 km N | 9° |
| Silla Pata | 5,442 m | – | 18 km SE | 5° |
| Jathi Qullu | 5,421 m | – | 16 km NW | 3° |
| Ch'iyar Qullu (Sud Yungas) | 5,398 m | – | 9.5 km S | 4° |
| Pico del Indio | 5,366 m | – | 15 km S | 3° |
| Mik'aya | 5,342 m | – | 22 km NW | 3° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Palca
La Paz Department · 14 km W
15°Oct high
12wet days
46score
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Mecapaca
La Paz Department · 25 km SW
19°Oct high
12wet days
65score
Around here
Palca and around
Nature
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Ch'uxña Quta (Murillo)
Lake · 4,960 m
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Laguna Oquecucho
Lake · 4,508 m
Mountains
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Illimani
6,438 m · Cordillera Real
Museums
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Bolivia
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