Peru · Andes5,947 m (19,511 ft)Alpamayo 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model
Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for Alpamayo. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.
Starting village at the mouth of Quebrada Santa Cruz for donkey teams and trek.
Meadow campsite in the upper Santa Cruz valley beneath the Arhuaycocha lateral moraine.
Rocky bivouac terrace perched at the edge of the glacier tongue.
Glacial saddle camp between Alpamayo and Quitaraju, staging base for the Southwest Face.
Razor-thin snow arête crowning the fluted Southwest Face.
Total vertical rise from Alpamayo Base Camp (4,300m) directly to the summit crest.
DMS: 8°52′44″ S, 77°39′13″ W. Verified against alpine geodesy baselines.
The vertical drop to the lowest contour encircling the peak with no higher summit inside it.
Surrounded by lateral moraines, active icefalls, and high glaciated ridges feeding regional river systems.
Topographic Architecture of Alpamayo
Alpamayo is an extraordinary 5,947-metre pyramid of ice and snow situated in the northern Cordillera Blanca of Peru. Globally celebrated as the World's Most Beautiful Mountain, its sheer Southwest Face is carved with steep fluted ice runnels that form one of the premier alpine ice climbs on Earth.