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Cordillera Occidental · BoliviaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Tomasamil
5,890 mUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Apr · Oct
Elevation5,890 mabove sea level
Prominence1,590 mindependent height
Isolation22 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul1°average high
21.30° S, 67.97° WElevation 5,890 mUTC−3 · Chile Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,890 m
- Mid-mountain4,800 m
- Valley · Ollagüe3,704 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Tomasamil in brief
Tomasamil rises to 5,890 m in the Cordillera Occidental, Bolivia. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,590 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.
At the summit, December is the mildest month with average highs of 12°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
The nearest town in the atlas is Ollagüe, 31 km to the W at 3,704 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 5,890 m · 19,324 ft
- Prominence
- 1,590 m
- Range
- Cordillera Occidental
- Country
- Bolivia
- Coordinates
- -21.3000, -67.9667
- Nearest airport
- Joya Andina International Airport (UYU) · 150 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 Tomasamil 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 | 10° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 10° | 11° | 12° |
| Average low | -4° | -5° | -6° | -8° | -10° | -12° | -12° | -11° | -10° | -8° | -7° | -5° |
| Precipitation | 153 mm | 115 mm | 71 mm | 10 mm | 3 mm | 3 mm | 2 mm | 4 mm | 3 mm | 13 mm | 24 mm | 77 mm |
| Cloud cover | 53% | 44% | 36% | 21% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 11% | 9% | 19% | 27% | 41% |
| Daylight | 13h 17 | 12h 48 | 12h 14 | 11h 36 | 11h 06 | 10h 51 | 10h 57 | 11h 23 | 11h 58 | 12h 34 | 13h 08 | 13h 25 |
| Month score | 15 | 21 | 36 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 58 | 41 |
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 | 6,250 m | 6,150 m | 5,850 m | 5,450 m | 5,150 m | 5,050 m | 5,350 m | 5,550 m | 6,000 m | 6,250 m | 6,450 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | freezing | freezing | freezing | freezing | freezing | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Tomasamil in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of BoliviaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Caquella | 5,950 m | – | 21 km S | -2° |
| Cerro Cañapa | 5,882 m | 1,595 m | 20 km SW | 1° |
| Ollagüe | 5,870 m | 1,686 m | 22 km W | 0° |
| Chiwana | 5,301 m | – | 24 km NE | 4° |
| Wanaku (Potosí) | 4,700 m | – | 14 km W | 6° |
| Ch'aska Urqu | 4,100 m | – | 21 km W | 8° |
viBase towns
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