Potosí · Mountaineering

Licancabur: Route from Acceso al Volcan Licancabur road end

Route to the summit of Licancabur (19,423 ft) from Acceso al Volcan Licancabur road end.

Licancabur: Route from Acceso al Volcan Licancabur road endPhoto: D. Schreiner and S. Degezelle/ESO, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
4.8 mi
round trip
4,259 ft
climb
19,423 ft
summit
Out and back
route

This route climbs Licancabur (19,423 ft, 5,920 m) in Potosí, Bolivia, from Acceso al Volcan Licancabur road end, at about 15,200 ft. The summit stands about 4,300 ft above the start. On the mapped line it is 4.8 miles round trip with about 4,300 ft of climbing, out and back the same way. This is a high-altitude mountaineering route: check current conditions, and go with the gear and experience it needs. This page has the mapped line and a 7-day forecast for the summit and the start.

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Route details

Distance
4.8 mi round trip
Climbing
About 4,259 ft
Starts at
Acceso al Volcan Licancabur road end
Summit
19,423 ft
Difficulty
Hard

Questions about this route

How long is the Route from Acceso al Volcan Licancabur road end on Licancabur?

About 4.8 mi round trip from Acceso al Volcan Licancabur road end.

How much elevation gain is on the Route from Acceso al Volcan Licancabur road end?

About 4,259 ft of climbing round trip.

How hard is the Route from Acceso al Volcan Licancabur road end?

It is rated hard.

Where does the Route from Acceso al Volcan Licancabur road end start?

Acceso al Volcan Licancabur road end.

Conditions and forecast on Licancabur

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

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