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Andes · Cuzco Department · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Halancoma
5,367 mSnow likely Jun–Aug
Elevation5,367 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation8.2 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul4°average high
13.19° S, 72.25° WElevation 5,367 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,367 m
- Mid-mountain4,110 m
- Valley · Ollantaytambo2,851 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Halancoma in brief
Halancoma rises to 5,367 m in the Andes, Cuzco Department, Peru.
At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 7°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
The nearest town in the atlas is Ollantaytambo, 8.0 km to the S at 2,851 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 5,367 m · 17,608 ft
- Range
- Andes
- Region
- Cuzco Department
- Country
- Peru
- Coordinates
- -13.1860, -72.2537
- Nearest airport
- Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · 52 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 Halancoma 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 | 6° | 6° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° |
| Average low | 0° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -2° | -3° | -4° | -4° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 0° |
| Precipitation | 420 mm | 373 mm | 335 mm | 140 mm | 44 mm | 26 mm | 29 mm | 41 mm | 71 mm | 172 mm | 226 mm | 342 mm |
| Cloud cover | 85% | 82% | 81% | 62% | 35% | 25% | 21% | 23% | 41% | 64% | 77% | 83% |
| Daylight | 12h 49 | 12h 31 | 12h 11 | 11h 48 | 11h 30 | 11h 21 | 11h 25 | 11h 40 | 12h 01 | 12h 23 | 12h 43 | 12h 54 |
| Month score | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
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 | 5,800 m | 5,800 m | 5,850 m | 5,800 m | 5,650 m | 5,450 m | 5,350 m | 5,450 m | 5,550 m | 5,750 m | 5,850 m | 5,850 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Halancoma in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veronica Mountain | 5,893 m | – | 8.2 km W | 4° |
| Chicon | 5,530 m | – | 22 km E | 4° |
| Mount Wayanay | 5,464 m | – | 20 km SW | 5° |
| Waqay Willka | 5,361 m | – | 13 km W | 4° |
| Sirihuani | 5,359 m | – | 23 km E | 5° |
| Pumahuanca | 5,318 m | – | 13 km E | 4° |
| Marquni | 5,300 m | – | 11 km W | 5° |
| Moyoc | 5,175 m | – | 22 km SW | 6° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Urubamba
Cuzco Department · 20 km SE
17°Oct high
7wet days
72score
Around here
Ollantaytambo and around
Ollantaytambo
Cuzco Department · Peru
May · Jul–Augbest months
15°July high
2,851 maltitude
Nature
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Veronica Mountain
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