Skip to content
World Measure
The almanac of the measured world240 countries · 31,365 cities · 14,627 peaks
Mountain · Bolivia · Cordillera Real

Nevado Illimani

Elevation
6,438 m
#195
in the world
#2
in Bolivia
2,541 m
prominence

Nevado Illimani is a mountain in Bolivia, rising to 6,438 m, the 2nd highest in Bolivia, part of the Cordillera Real.

Elevation
6,438 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
2,541 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#195
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Nevado Illimani

Nevado Illimani lies in Bolivia, in La Paz Department.

Key facts

Elevation
6,438 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
2,541 m
Type
Mountain
Region
La Paz Department
Coordinates
-16.655, -67.784

How it ranks

Among peaks in Bolivia
#2of 210
LargestSmallest
In the Cordillera Real
#1of 9
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#195of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Pico Layca Kkollu6,269 m0.6 km
Cerro Silla Pata5,442 m3.8 km
Pico Laicakollu4,705 m4.7 km
Cerro Linko Linko5,244 m5.1 km
Mururata5,871 m16 km
Cerro Chullpani3,289 m17 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Nevado Illimani.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
AchocallaBolivia19,58340 km
La PazBolivia2,004,65243 km
ViachaBolivia86,21855 km
LajaBolivia18,02365 km
CaranaviBolivia45,74794 km

About this mountain

Bolivia's second-highest peak, Nevado Illimani stands at 6,438 m in the Cordillera Real. Its topographic prominence of 2,541 m reflects the height of the mountain above the lowest saddle connecting it to higher ground. Pico Layca Kkollu lies 0.6 km away at 6,269 m.

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 Illimani?
Nevado Illimani rises to 6,438 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Nevado Illimani?
Nevado Illimani is in Bolivia, in La Paz Department.
Where does Nevado Illimani rank?
It is the 2nd highest of the 210 peaks we list in Bolivia, and #195 worldwide.
What is the nearest city to Nevado Illimani?
Achocalla, Bolivia, about 40 km away.

Explore

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.