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Arica y Parinacota Region · ChileSummit weather, forecast and climate

Lexone

Volcano5,340 m
Elevation5,340 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation27 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul7°average high
17.87° S, 69.48° WElevation 5,340 mUTC−4 · Bolivia Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit5,340 m
  • Mid-mountain4,700 m
  • Valley · Charaña4,068 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Lexone in brief

Lexone rises to 5,340 m, Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile.

At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 12°, while nights stay below freezing all year.

The nearest town is Charaña, 31 km to the N at 4,068 m.

Facts

Elevation
5,340 m · 17,520 ft
Region
Arica y Parinacota Region
Country
Chile
Coordinates
-17.8700, -69.4800
Nearest airport
Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ) · 87 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 Lexone by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°9°-2°Jan9°-2°Feb9°-2°Mar9°-4°Apr8°-5°May7°-6°Jun7°-6°Jul8°-5°Aug10°-5°Sep11°-3°Oct12°-3°Nov10°-2°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Lexone by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high9°9°9°9°8°7°7°8°10°11°12°10°
Average low-2°-2°-2°-4°-5°-6°-6°-5°-5°-3°-3°-2°
Precipitation181 mm153 mm112 mm19 mm4 mm4 mm5 mm6 mm4 mm12 mm34 mm68 mm
Cloud cover71%65%58%41%21%16%13%15%19%36%48%63%
Daylight13h 0512h 4012h 1211h 4211h 1711h 0411h 0911h 3011h 5912h 2912h 5713h 11
Month score81016485757575657604928

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level5,900 m5,900 m5,850 m5,700 m5,600 m5,450 m5,400 m5,550 m5,700 m5,950 m6,000 m6,000 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Lexone in 3D

viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Charaña
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Charaña

La Paz Department · 31 km N
16°Oct high
5wet days
79score
Charaña
Around here

Putre and around

Putre
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Putre

Arica y Parinacota Region · Chile
Sep–Novbest months
12°July high
3,544 maltitude
Putre

Nature

Lauca National Park
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22 km E

Lauca National Park

National park
Lauca National Park
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25 km SW

Chironta Dam

Lake
Chironta Dam

Mountains

Taapaca
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11 km NE

Taapaca

5,860 m · Cordillera Occidental
Taapaca
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22 km NE

Mount Laram Q'awa

5,439 m · Andes
Mount Laram Q'awa
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24 km SE

Lauca

5,140 m
Lauca

Heritage

Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís, Socoroma
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8.5 km SW

Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís, Socoroma

Historical Monument of Chile
Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís, Socoroma