Cerro Maporal
- 6,834 ft
- summit
- Dec–Mar
- best months
Cerro Maporal is a mountain in Mérida, Venezuela, with its summit at about 6,830 ft (2,083 m) above sea level. It stands inside Parque Nacional Tapo-Caparo. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Aricagua, about 4.3 miles southeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Loma de Mucuchapí. Temperatures barely change through the year: highs run about 65°F (18°C) to 68°F (20°C) and lows about 51°F (11°C) to 54°F (12°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
- 6,834 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Cerro Maporal. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Cerro Maporal
How tall is Cerro Maporal?
6,834 ft (2,083 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Cerro Maporal?
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 de MucuchapíSummit · ~4 min drive
- Loma El GuacheSummit · ~6 min drive
- Cerro Santa CruzSummit · ~6 min drive
- Loma de VegonesSummit · ~7 min drive
- Cerro El CuroSummit · ~7 min drive
- Cerro Macagual del OesteSummit · ~10 min drive
- Alto de La CamachaSummit · ~11 min drive
- Topo Buenos AiresSummit · ~12 min drive
- Cerro Macagual del EsteSummit · ~12 min drive
- Cerro El ParamilloSummit · ~14 min drive
Best time to visit Cerro Maporal
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
67° / 51°
6 wet
Feb
67° / 52°
7 wet
Mar
68° / 54°
10 wet
Apr
67° / 54°
15 wet
May
66° / 54°
18 wet
Jun
65° / 53°
19 wet
Jul
65° / 52°
19 wet
Aug
66° / 52°
18 wet
Sep
67° / 53°
18 wet
Oct
67° / 53°
18 wet
Nov
67° / 53°
14 wet
Dec
66° / 51°
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 6,375 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
