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Cordillera Occidental · Tarapacá · ChileSummit weather, forecast and climate
Isluga
Volcano5,577 mSnow likely Apr
Elevation5,577 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation14 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul4°average high
19.15° S, 68.83° WElevation 5,577 mUTC−3 · Chile Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,577 m
- Mid-mountain4,650 m
- Valley · Colchane3,717 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Isluga in brief
Isluga rises to 5,577 m in the Cordillera Occidental, Tarapacá, Chile.
At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 10°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
The nearest town is Colchane, 25 km to the SE at 3,717 m.
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 Isluga 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° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 4° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low | -3° | -4° | -4° | -6° | -7° | -8° | -9° | -8° | -7° | -6° | -5° | -4° |
| Precipitation | 159 mm | 145 mm | 81 mm | 16 mm | 3 mm | 4 mm | 5 mm | 9 mm | 6 mm | 14 mm | 30 mm | 71 mm |
| Cloud cover | 64% | 57% | 49% | 33% | 16% | 13% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 28% | 38% | 54% |
| Daylight | 13h 09 | 12h 43 | 12h 13 | 11h 40 | 11h 13 | 10h 59 | 11h 05 | 11h 27 | 11h 59 | 12h 31 | 13h 01 | 13h 16 |
| Month score | 11 | 14 | 28 | 52 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 46 | 28 |
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 | 5,900 m | 5,850 m | 5,800 m | 5,700 m | 5,500 m | 5,300 m | 5,200 m | 5,400 m | 5,550 m | 5,850 m | 6,000 m | 6,000 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | freezing | freezing | freezing | freezing | freezing | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Isluga in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of ChilePeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabaray | 5,869 m | 1,589 m | 14 km E | 2° |
| Cordillera Cabaray | 4,965 m | – | 19 km E | 7° |
| Janq'u Qullu (Oruro) | 4,822 m | – | 24 km N | 6° |
| P'iq'iñ Q'ara (Oruro) | 4,763 m | – | 21 km N | 6° |
| Cerro Hualstata | 4,337 m | – | 21 km NE | 9° |
| Cerro Jiskha Huaylla | 4,319 m | – | 24 km NE | 10° |
| Cerro Maria Pichacani | 4,276 m | – | 23 km NE | 10° |
| Cerro Taypi Huaylla | 4,272 m | – | 24 km NE | 10° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Colchane and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Isluga River
River
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Laguna Vilacolto
Lake · 3,961 m
Mountains
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Cabaray
5,869 m · Cordillera Occidental
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Tata Sabaya
5,385 m · Cordillera Occidental
Heritage
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Iglesia de Achauta
Historical Monument of Chile
