Foca
- 1,375 ft
- summit
Foca is a mountain in Magallanes, Chile, with its summit at about 1,370 ft (419 m) above sea level. It stands inside Bien Nacional Protegido Cabo Froward. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. Peaks within about 3 miles include Monte Tarn. For camping, Campamento Bahía El Aguila and Campamento are within about 6 miles. In a typical January, the warmest month, highs reach about 52°F (11°C) and lows about 42°F (6°C); in July, the coldest, highs are about 36°F (2°C) and lows about 29°F (-2°C). Precipitation falls on about 11 days in January, the wettest month, and about 6 days in August, the driest. These typical figures for 1981–2010 come from the CHELSA 1 km climate model and CRU TS 4.09. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
- Summit elevation
- 1,375 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Foca. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Foca
How tall is Foca?
1,375 ft (419 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Foca?
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide.
Monte SarmientoSummit · ~1h 21m drivePhoto: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Monte BucklandSummit · ~1h 24m drivePhoto: Aah-Yeah, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Monte TarnSummit · ~4 min drive
- Cabo FrowardSummit · ~26 min drive
- Monte GravesSummit · ~28 min drive
- Cerro KelpSummit · ~40 min drive
- Cerro NegroSummit · ~1h 1m drive
- Cerro Santa MaríaSummit · ~1h 4m drive
- Cerro BaquerónSummit · ~1h 9m drive
- Pico de NarizSummit · ~1h 11m drive
Best time to visit Foca
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where there's no snowfall data), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
52° / 42°
11 wet
Feb
52° / 42°
9 wet
Mar
49° / 40°
9 wet
Apr
45° / 37°
10 wet
May
41° / 34°
10 wet
Jun
37° / 30°
7 wet
Jul
36° / 29°
8 wet
Aug
38° / 30°
6 wet
Sep
42° / 33°
6 wet
Oct
45° / 35°
7 wet
Nov
48° / 38°
8 wet
Dec
50° / 40°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1981–2010. Modelled for the 1 km square this place sits in (average height 666 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Snowfall days aren't in this data. Source: CHELSA 1 km climate model (1981–2010) and CRU TS 4.09 wet days. Data: CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al. 2017), WSL (CC0 1.0); CRU TS 4.09 (Harris et al. 2020), University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
