Pisquioc
- 16,476 ft
- summit
Pisquioc is a mountain in Cusco, Peru, with its summit at about 16,480 ft (5,022 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 Layampampa, about 6.0 miles southwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Yana Urqu, Nevado Aquichua and Yana Urqu. It is part of the Andes. These details come from Wikidata. In a typical November, the warmest month, highs reach about 42°F (6°C) and lows about 26°F (-3°C); in July, the coldest, highs are about 37°F (3°C) and lows about 18°F (-8°C). Precipitation falls on about 24 days in February, the wettest month, and about 2 days in July, 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
- 16,476 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Pisquioc. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Pisquioc
How tall is Pisquioc?
16,476 ft (5,022 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Pisquioc?
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.
Nevado YayamariSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: 2005biggar, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
ChumpiSummit · ~11 min drivePhoto: Gvillemin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Yana UrquSummit · ~2 min drive
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Best time to visit Pisquioc
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
40° / 27°
19 wet
Feb
40° / 27°
24 wet
Mar
41° / 27°
16 wet
Apr
41° / 25°
10 wet
May
41° / 23°
5 wet
Jun
38° / 20°
3 wet
Jul
37° / 18°
2 wet
Aug
38° / 19°
4 wet
Sep
40° / 21°
7 wet
Oct
42° / 24°
10 wet
Nov
42° / 26°
10 wet
Dec
41° / 27°
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 16,017 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
