Ausangate: Route from the road end
Route to the summit of Ausangate (20,945 ft) from Road end below Ausangate.
Photo: Edubucher, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 12.1 mi
- round trip
- 6,765 ft
- climb
- 20,945 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
This route climbs Ausangate (20,945 ft, 6,384 m) in Cusco, Peru, from the road end below Ausangate, at about 14,600 ft. The summit stands about 6,400 ft above the start. On the mapped line it is 12.1 miles round trip with about 6,800 ft of climbing, out and back the same way. OpenStreetMap grades the path as a hiking trail. No path is mapped for the last 4,035 ft (1,230 m) to the summit, so that finish is off-trail. It is a hike. This page has the mapped line and a 7-day forecast for the summit and the start.
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Route details
- Distance
- 12.1 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 6,765 ft
- Starts at
- Road end below Ausangate
- Summit
- 20,945 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
Questions about this route
How long is the Route from the road end on Ausangate?
About 12.1 mi round trip from Road end below Ausangate.
How much elevation gain is on the Route from the road end?
About 6,765 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Route from the road end?
It is rated hard.
Where does the Route from the road end start?
Road end below Ausangate.
Conditions and forecast on Ausangate
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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