Vinicunca: Route from the road end
Route to the summit of Vinicunca (16,522 ft) from Road end below Vinicunca.
Photo: Christian Morales Callo, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 2.6 mi
- round trip
- 1,066 ft
- climb
- 16,522 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
This route climbs Vinicunca (16,522 ft, 5,036 m) in Cusco, Peru, from the road end below Vinicunca, at about 15,500 ft. The summit stands about 1,100 ft above the start. On the mapped line it is 2.6 miles round trip with about 1,100 ft of climbing, out and back the same way. OpenStreetMap grades the path as a mountain hiking 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
- 2.6 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 1,066 ft
- Starts at
- Road end below Vinicunca
- Summit
- 16,522 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
Questions about this route
How long is the Route from the road end on Vinicunca?
About 2.6 mi round trip from Road end below Vinicunca.
How much elevation gain is on the Route from the road end?
About 1,066 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 Vinicunca.
Conditions and forecast on Vinicunca
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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