Guallatiri

Information

Elevation

6.071 m

Country

Chili (CL)

Location / Range

Cordillera Occidental, altiplano Andes — Comuna Putre, Provinsi Parinacota, Región de Arica y Parinacota; berbatasan/berdampingan dengan Reserva Nacional Las Vicuñas & Parque Nacional Lauca

Mountain type

Stratovolcano aktif di altiplano Andes Chili utara, salah satu gunung berapi aktif-secara-historis tertinggi di dunia. Puncaknya dikelilingi banyak fumarol yang terus mengepul, dengan kubah lava dan endapan belerang.

Volcanic?

Yes — volcano

Coordinates

-18.4236, -69.0897

Difficulty

Secara teknis mudah tetapi sangat menuntut fisik karena ketinggian ekstrem >6.000 m: pendakian acarreo (scree/pasir vulkanik) berkemiringan curam hingga ~50°, melewati sekitar 200 m dari fumarol aktif menuju puncak. Aklimatisasi menyeluruh wajib.

Best Season

Desember–Maret (musim panas altiplano) umumnya paling stabil untuk pendakian; di luar itu angin dingin ekstrem dan salju bisa menghambat.

Permits & Rules

Umumnya tanpa permit atau tarif; akses lewat Putre menuju caserío Churiguaya (~4.438 m, ada air minum dan sumber air panas) lalu kemah tinggi. Berada di zona perbatasan dan dekat kawasan lindung altiplano (Las Vicuñas/Lauca) — hormati konservasi vicuña dan lapor pihak berwenang bila diminta.

Hazards

Ketinggian ekstrem >6.000 m (risiko AMS/HAPE/HACE), gas dan fumarol aktif di dekat puncak (gunung berapi aktif yang dipantau), acarreo curam yang melelahkan, cuaca altiplano dingin-berangin dan terpencil jauh dari bantuan cepat.

Description

Guallatiri is an active stratovolcano about 6,060–6,071 m high on the altiplano of northern Chile's Andes, within the Putre commune of Parinacota Province (Arica y Parinacota Region), adjoining the Las Vicuñas National Reserve and Lauca National Park. It is known as one of the highest historically-active volcanoes in the world: its summit is ringed by numerous persistently steaming fumaroles, with sulphur deposits around its lava dome. For high-altitude climbers, Guallatiri is a challenge because of its altitude rather than any technical difficulty. The normal route sets out from Putre to the hamlet of Churiguaya at around 4,438 m — which has drinking water and hot springs — then a high camp before the summit push up a scree/volcanic-sand slope ("acarreo") of roughly 50 degrees, passing only about 200 metres from active fumaroles near the top. Thorough acclimatization is essential and the climb is best done in the altiplano summer (December–March). The summit panorama sweeps across the vast altiplano, salt lakes and neighbouring volcanoes such as the Nevados de Quimsachata and Parinacota.