Illampu
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Cordillera Real · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Illampu is a 20,958 ft summit in the Cordillera Real (Bolivia). PeakAtlas rates it alpine technical (Technical alpine); best season is May–Sep. Permit required. Typical staging is Sorata (20 mi). PeakAtlas lists 3 OpenStreetMap lodging pins near the summit — coverage is often thinner outside well-mapped regions. Use the 3D map and trip checklist before you go.
- Elevation
- 20,958 ft
- Prominence
- 6,362 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Alpine technical
- Best season
- May–Sep
- Permits
- Permit required
- Staging
- Sorata · 20 mi
- Mapped lodging
- 3 OSM places
- Listed trails
- 2
As of 2026-07-31 · Figures come from the PeakAtlas3D catalog: surveyed elevations and prominence, curated difficulty tiers, best-season windows, permit notes, staging-town distances, trail lists, and OpenStreetMap lodging near each summit. Not live weather, quotas, or prices.
How hard is Illampu, and what do you need before you go?
Illampu is listed as Technical alpine with a best season of May–Sep. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Technical alpine
- Best season
- May–Sep
- Access / staging
- Sorata, La Paz
How tall is Illampu, and where is it?
- Location
- La Paz, Bolivia
- Elevation
- 20,958 ft
- Prominence
- 6,362 ft
- Mountain range
- Cordillera Real
- Difficulty
- Technical alpine
What makes Illampu notable?
A sharp Cordillera Real giant north of Lake Titicaca.
A steep Cordillera Real ice peak near Sorata, regarded as one of Bolivia’s more difficult high summits.
After you check trip readiness for Illampu, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Cordillera Real, La Paz, Bolivia.
Closest places
- Sorata — La Paz via Ruta 16
Notable trails & routes
- Normal Route
- Southwest Ridge