Sajama
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Andes · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Sajama is a 21,463 ft summit in the Andes (Bolivia). PeakAtlas rates it snow / glacier (Snow climb); best season is May–Sep. Permit required. Typical staging is Sajama (12 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
- 21,463 ft
- Prominence
- 8,071 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Snow / glacier
- Best season
- May–Sep
- Permits
- Permit required
- Staging
- Sajama · 12 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 Sajama, and what do you need before you go?
Sajama is listed as Snow climb with a best season of May–Sep. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Snow climb
- Best season
- May–Sep
- Access / staging
- Sajama, Oruro
How tall is Sajama, and where is it?
- Location
- Oruro, Bolivia
- Elevation
- 21,463 ft
- Prominence
- 8,071 ft
- Mountain range
- Andes
- Difficulty
- Snow climb
What makes Sajama notable?
Bolivia’s highest peak, a lonely volcano on the Altiplano.
Bolivia’s highest peak, an isolated Andean volcano on the Altiplano near the Chilean border.
After you check trip readiness for Sajama, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Andes, Oruro, Bolivia.
Closest places
- Sajama — Oruro via Ruta 4
- Tomarapi — Oruro
- Lagunas — Oruro
Notable trails & routes
- Normal Route
- Southwest Ridge