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Huantsán
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Andes · Ancash · PeruSummit weather, forecast and climate
Urus
5,495 mSnow likely Jun–Sep
Elevation5,495 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul6°average high
9.35° S, 77.43° WElevation 5,495 mUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,495 m
- Mid-mountain4,140 m
- Valley · Anta2,777 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Urus in brief
Urus rises to 5,495 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 Anta, 19 km to the W at 2,777 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 Urus 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° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° |
| Average low | -3° | -2° | -3° | -3° | -4° | -5° | -6° | -6° | -4° | -4° | -4° | -3° |
| Precipitation | 273 mm | 299 mm | 385 mm | 215 mm | 66 mm | 21 mm | 10 mm | 21 mm | 79 mm | 166 mm | 212 mm | 218 mm |
| Cloud cover | 73% | 75% | 76% | 60% | 40% | 31% | 27% | 28% | 46% | 59% | 67% | 71% |
| Daylight | 12h 36 | 12h 24 | 12h 10 | 11h 54 | 11h 41 | 11h 35 | 11h 37 | 11h 48 | 12h 03 | 12h 18 | 12h 32 | 12h 40 |
| Month score | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 52 | 55 | 52 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 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 | 5,800 m | 5,800 m | 5,800 m | 5,750 m | 5,650 m | 5,550 m | 5,450 m | 5,550 m | 5,650 m | 5,700 m | 5,750 m | 5,750 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Urus in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PeruPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huantsán | 6,369 m | 1,633 m | 22 km SE | 6° |
| Chinchey | 6,309 m | – | 11 km E | 3° |
| Palcaraju | 6,274 m | – | 6.2 km E | 1° |
| Copa | 6,222 m | – | 11 km NW | 1° |
| Ranrapalca | 6,162 m | – | 6.2 km S | 3° |
| Pucaranra | 6,147 m | – | 9.2 km SE | 3° |
| Hualcán | 6,125 m | – | 20 km NW | 1° |
| Tocllaraju | 6,032 m | – | 2.9 km E | 4° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Anta
Ancash · 19 km W
18°Oct high
7wet days
76score
Around here
Anta and around
Nature
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Llikllamayu
River
Mountains
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Huascarán
6,768 m · Cordillera Blanca
