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Andes · Ancash · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Santón
5,238 mSnow likely May–Jun · Aug–Dec
Elevation5,238 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.2 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul5°average high
9.90° S, 77.22° WElevation 5,238 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,238 m
- Mid-mountain4,310 m
- Valley · Chiquián3,381 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Santón in brief
Santón rises to 5,238 m in the Andes, Ancash, Peru.
At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 7°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
The nearest town is Chiquián, 29 km to the S at 3,381 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 Santón 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° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° |
| Average low | -4° | -4° | -4° | -4° | -5° | -6° | -7° | -6° | -5° | -5° | -5° | -4° |
| Precipitation | 229 mm | 259 mm | 322 mm | 180 mm | 50 mm | 16 mm | 9 mm | 15 mm | 52 mm | 108 mm | 158 mm | 181 mm |
| Cloud cover | 75% | 78% | 79% | 63% | 40% | 30% | 26% | 28% | 45% | 60% | 68% | 72% |
| Daylight | 12h 38 | 12h 25 | 12h 10 | 11h 53 | 11h 40 | 11h 33 | 11h 36 | 11h 47 | 12h 03 | 12h 19 | 12h 34 | 12h 42 |
| Month score | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 54 | 56 | 54 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 8 |
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 | 5,450 m | 5,450 m | 5,450 m | 5,450 m | 5,300 m | 5,200 m | 5,150 m | 5,200 m | 5,250 m | 5,350 m | 5,350 m | 5,400 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | freezing | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Santón in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mururaju | 5,688 m | – | 11 km N | 5° |
| Caullaraju | 5,682 m | – | 8.1 km SW | 4° |
| Tantash | 5,504 m | – | 7.4 km N | 4° |
| Challhua | 5,487 m | – | 2.2 km S | 4° |
| Huallanca | 5,470 m | – | 20 km E | 6° |
| Tuco | 5,454 m | – | 13 km S | 5° |
| Wamas Chakra | 5,409 m | – | 6.6 km SW | 4° |
| Minapata | 5,400 m | – | 5.7 km S | 5° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Chiquián and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Conococha Lake
Lake · 4,050 m
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Chaupijanca
Glacier · 5,283 m
Mountains
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