Sendero Lago Chungará
Photo: WeHaKa, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.5 mi
- distance
- 113 ft
- climb
- 14,959 ft
- high point
- Lollipop
- route
Sendero Lago Chungará is a 0.5-mile lollipop loop in Arica y Parinacota, Chile, inside Parque Nacional Lauca. It stays at about 14,960 ft above sea level and is close to flat. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Siki, about 21 miles south of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Cerro Choquelimpie. 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
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