Río Grande - Machuca
Photo: Roberto Ortuzar, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 3.0 mi
- round trip
- 2,443 ft
- climb
- 13,064 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Río Grande - Machuca is an out-and-back trail, 3.0 miles each way (5.9 miles round trip) in Antofagasta, Chile. It runs between about 11,960 ft and 13,060 ft above sea level, with roughly 690 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is San Pedro de Atacama, about 23 miles north of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Cerro Alto Machuca, Cerro Peñaliri and Domo Falda Grande. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Río Grande - Machuca for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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