Cerro Cotoco
- 1,521 ft
- summit
- Sep, Nov–May
- best months
Cerro Cotoco is a mountain in Aragua, Venezuela, with its summit at about 1,520 ft (464 m) above sea level. It stands inside Parque Nacional Henri Pittier. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is La Chivera, about 1.3 miles south of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Cerro El Bajo, Cerro Guatamare and Cerro Juan Romero. In a typical September, the warmest month, highs reach about 80°F (27°C) and lows about 76°F (24°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 75°F (24°C) and lows about 72°F (22°C). Precipitation falls on about 16 days in July, the wettest month, and about 3 days in March, 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
- 1,521 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Cerro Cotoco. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Cerro Cotoco
How tall is Cerro Cotoco?
1,521 ft (464 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Cerro Cotoco?
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.
Cerro TamboreroSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Lebijus, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Cerro El BajoSummit · ~2 min drive
- Cerro GuatamareSummit · ~2 min drive
- Cerro Juan RomeroSummit · ~2 min drive
- Cerro La VirgenSummit · ~3 min drive
- Cerro ChuaoSummit · ~3 min drive
- Topo La CesivaSummit · ~4 min drive
- Cerro El CristoSummit · ~6 min drive
- Topo SinamaicaSummit · ~6 min drive
- Cerro Santa RosaSummit · ~6 min drive
Best time to visit Cerro Cotoco
Best months: September and November–May. 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
75° / 72°
5 wet
Feb
75° / 72°
4 wet
Mar
76° / 72°
3 wet
Apr
77° / 74°
5 wet
May
78° / 75°
9 wet
Jun
78° / 75°
15 wet
Jul
78° / 75°
16 wet
Aug
79° / 75°
15 wet
Sep
80° / 76°
12 wet
Oct
79° / 75°
13 wet
Nov
78° / 74°
12 wet
Dec
76° / 73°
8 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 1,102 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
