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Mountain · Bolivia · Cordillera Real

Nevado Illampu

Elevation
6,368 m
#206
in the world
#4
in Bolivia
491 m
prominence

Nevado Illampu is a mountain in Bolivia, rising to 6,368 m, the 4th highest in Bolivia, part of the Cordillera Real.

Elevation
6,368 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
491 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#206
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Nevado Illampu

Nevado Illampu lies in Bolivia, in La Paz Department.

Key facts

Elevation
6,368 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
491 m
Type
Mountain
Region
La Paz Department
Coordinates
-15.817, -68.533
First ascent
1928

How it ranks

Among peaks in Bolivia
#4of 210
LargestSmallest
In the Cordillera Real
#3of 9
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#206of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Nevado Jankho Uma5,406 m1.5 km
Pico del Norte6,070 m2.6 km
Nevado Ancohuma6,427 m4.3 km
Cerro Yacuma5,972 m5.8 km
Nevado de Casiri5,828 m9.9 km
Cerro Calzada5,874 m15 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Nevado Illampu.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
LajaBolivia18,02381 km
La PazBolivia2,004,65286 km
AchocallaBolivia19,58394 km
ViachaBolivia86,21896 km
CaranaviBolivia45,747104 km

About this mountain

La Paz, with a population of 2,004,652, lies 86.4 km away. At 6,368 m, this peak in the Cordillera Real ranks fourth in Bolivia and 206th among the 14,634 peaks in the dataset. Its topographic prominence is 491 m. Nevado Ancohuma, 4.3 km distant and standing at 6,427 m, is the nearest higher peak. The first recorded ascent was in 1928.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

#PeakElevation
1Sajama6,542 m
2Nevado Illimani6,438 m
3Nevado Ancohuma6,427 m
4Nevado Illampu6,368 m
5Cerro Parinacota6,348 m
6Nevado Pomerape6,282 m
7Pico Layca Kkollu6,269 m
8Chearoco6,127 m
9Nevado Huayna Potosí6,088 m
10Nevado Chachacomani6,074 m

Common questions

How tall is Nevado Illampu?
Nevado Illampu rises to 6,368 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Nevado Illampu?
Nevado Illampu is in Bolivia, in La Paz Department.
Where does Nevado Illampu rank?
It is the 4th highest of the 210 peaks we list in Bolivia, and #206 worldwide.
When was Nevado Illampu first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1928.
What is the nearest city to Nevado Illampu?
Laja, Bolivia, about 81 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.