Cerro Altillo
- 5,474 ft
- summit
- Dec–Mar
- best months
Cerro Altillo is a mountain in Mérida, Venezuela, with its summit at about 5,470 ft (1,669 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 Aricagua, about 7.1 miles southwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Cerro Mapego and Loma El Amparo. In a typical March, the warmest month, highs reach about 73°F (23°C) and lows about 59°F (15°C); in July, the coldest, highs are about 70°F (21°C) and lows about 57°F (14°C). Precipitation falls on about 19 days in June, the wettest month, and about 6 days in January, 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
- 5,474 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Cerro Altillo. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Cerro Altillo
How tall is Cerro Altillo?
5,474 ft (1,668 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Cerro Altillo?
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.
- Loma El AmparoSummit · ~4 min drive
- Cerro El ParamilloSummit · ~9 min drive
- Cerro El CauchalSummit · ~9 min drive
- Cerro CaballónSummit · ~9 min drive
- Loma de MucuchapíSummit · ~10 min drive
- Alto de La CamachaSummit · ~11 min drive
- Cerro MaporalSummit · ~13 min drive
- Pirámide de CauchalSummit · ~13 min drive
- Cerro MucucharaníSummit · ~14 min drive
- Topo Buenos AiresSummit · ~14 min drive
Best time to visit Cerro Altillo
Best months: December–March. 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
72° / 56°
6 wet
Feb
73° / 58°
7 wet
Mar
73° / 59°
10 wet
Apr
72° / 59°
15 wet
May
71° / 59°
18 wet
Jun
70° / 58°
19 wet
Jul
70° / 57°
19 wet
Aug
70° / 57°
18 wet
Sep
72° / 58°
18 wet
Oct
72° / 58°
18 wet
Nov
72° / 58°
14 wet
Dec
72° / 57°
10 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 5,003 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
