Qhiwar
- 14,578 ft
- summit
Qhiwar is a mountain in Cusco, Peru, with its summit at about 14,580 ft (4,443 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 Occoruro, about 1.2 miles southeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Wallwa Qhata, San Salvador and P'unquchayuq. It is part of the Andes. These details come from Wikidata. In a typical November, the warmest month, highs reach about 52°F (11°C) and lows about 37°F (3°C); in July, the coldest, highs are about 47°F (8°C) and lows about 30°F (-1°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
- 14,578 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Qhiwar. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Qhiwar
How tall is Qhiwar?
14,578 ft (4,443 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Qhiwar?
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.
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Best time to visit Qhiwar
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
50° / 37°
19 wet
Feb
50° / 36°
24 wet
Mar
50° / 36°
16 wet
Apr
50° / 35°
10 wet
May
49° / 34°
6 wet
Jun
48° / 31°
3 wet
Jul
47° / 30°
2 wet
Aug
48° / 31°
4 wet
Sep
50° / 33°
7 wet
Oct
52° / 35°
10 wet
Nov
52° / 37°
10 wet
Dec
51° / 37°
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 14,150 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