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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
-10°-5°0°5°10°15°6°0°Jan6°0°Feb7°0°Mar6°-1°Apr6°-2°May5°-3°Jun4°-4°Jul5°-4°Aug6°-3°Sep7°-2°Oct7°-1°Nov7°0°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Halancoma by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high6°6°7°6°6°5°4°5°6°7°7°7°
Average low0°0°0°-1°-2°-3°-4°-4°-3°-2°-1°0°
Precipitation420 mm373 mm335 mm140 mm44 mm26 mm29 mm41 mm71 mm172 mm226 mm342 mm
Cloud cover85%82%81%62%35%25%21%23%41%64%77%83%
Daylight12h 4912h 3112h 1111h 4811h 3011h 2111h 2511h 4012h 0112h 2312h 4312h 54
Month score2341244515047341153

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
Snow likely Jun–Aug
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level5,800 m5,800 m5,850 m5,800 m5,650 m5,450 m5,350 m5,450 m5,550 m5,750 m5,850 m5,850 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Halancoma in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Peru
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Veronica Mountain5,893 m–8.2 km W4°
Chicon5,530 m–22 km E4°
Mount Wayanay5,464 m–20 km SW5°
Waqay Willka5,361 m–13 km W4°
Sirihuani5,359 m–23 km E5°
Pumahuanca5,318 m–13 km E4°
Marquni5,300 m–11 km W5°
Moyoc5,175 m–22 km SW6°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Ollantaytambo
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Ollantaytambo

Cuzco Department · 8.0 km S
17°Oct high
7wet days
66score
Ollantaytambo
Maras
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Maras

Cuzco Department · 20 km SE
15°Oct high
7wet days
55score
Maras
Urubamba
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Urubamba

Cuzco Department · 20 km SE
17°Oct high
7wet days
72score
Urubamba
Yucay
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Yucay

Cuzco Department · 24 km SE
18°Oct high
7wet days
73score
Yucay
Around here

Ollantaytambo and around

Ollantaytambo
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Ollantaytambo

Cuzco Department · Peru
May · Jul–Augbest months
15°July high
2,851 maltitude
Ollantaytambo

Nature

Quellacocha
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24 km NE

Quellacocha

Lake
Quellacocha
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23 km E

Kellococha

Lake
Kellococha
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23 km E

Yanacocha (Cusco)

Lake
Yanacocha (Cusco)

Mountains

Salcantay
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32 km W

Salcantay

6,271 m · Vilcabamba mountain range
Salcantay
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37 km W

Tukarway

5,910 m · Andes
Tukarway
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12 km NW

Veronica Mountain

5,893 m · Urubamba mountain range
Veronica Mountain

Heritage

Maras solar salterns
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13 km SE

Maras solar salterns

cultural heritage of Peru
Maras solar salterns
Moray
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11 km SE

Moray

cultural heritage of Peru
Moray
Chupani
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15 km E

Chupani

cultural heritage of Peru
Chupani