Kunkush
- 14,372 ft
- summit
Kunkush is a mountain in Ancash, Peru, with its summit at about 14,370 ft (4,381 m) above sea level. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Paucas, about 3.1 miles southeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Ututu Punta. It is part of the Andes. These details come from Wikidata. In a typical January, the warmest month, highs reach about 49°F (10°C) and lows about 35°F (2°C); in July, the coldest, highs are about 46°F (8°C) and lows about 28°F (-2°C). Precipitation falls on about 19 days in February, the wettest month, and about 5 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
- 14,372 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Kunkush. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Kunkush
How tall is Kunkush?
14,372 ft (4,381 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Kunkush?
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.
Puma WayinSummit · ~18 min drivePhoto: Waterloo1883, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
SusupilloSummit · ~34 min drivePhoto: Waterloo1883, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
TullparajuSummit · ~58 min drivePhoto: Renata Maria Cristina Borges, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
PalcarajuSummit · ~1h 2m drivePhoto: PercyDextre, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Ututu PuntaSummit · ~2 min drive
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- Cerro SajriSummit · ~14 min drive
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Best time to visit Kunkush
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
49° / 35°
18 wet
Feb
49° / 35°
19 wet
Mar
49° / 35°
17 wet
Apr
49° / 34°
15 wet
May
48° / 32°
11 wet
Jun
46° / 30°
6 wet
Jul
46° / 28°
6 wet
Aug
47° / 29°
5 wet
Sep
48° / 31°
10 wet
Oct
49° / 33°
12 wet
Nov
50° / 34°
12 wet
Dec
50° / 34°
16 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 14,163 ft), not measured at a weather station. 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
