Sairecabur

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Sairecabur
View from the west

View from the west

height 5980  m
location Region Antofagasta , Chile / Departamento Potosí , Bolivia
Mountains To the
Dominance 69.42 km →  Acamarachi (Cerro Pili)
Notch height 0 m
Coordinates 22 ° 43 '48 "  S , 67 ° 52' 48"  W Coordinates: 22 ° 43 '48 "  S , 67 ° 52' 48"  W.
Sairecabur (Chile)
Sairecabur
Type Stratovolcano
Normal way On the Chilean side, a road leads over the crater itself to an old sulfur mine, from where the ascent can begin.
particularities 360 ° panoramic view from the summit
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Sairecabur is a stratovolcano in the Cordillera Occidental on the border between Chile and Bolivia on the edge of the Atacama Desert . The highest point is about 5980 m high and is located on the edge of the caldera, which extends about 4.5 km in north-south direction . The closest place is San Pedro de Atacama . In the north of the Sairecabur lies the Escalante volcano .

In the caldera itself there is a radio telescope ( Receiver Lab Telescope (RLT)) and an old sulfur mine, both of which can be reached by road. The ascent to the summit also begins from this point. The ascent goes up to the summit over large angular stones that require easy climbing. The special feature is the all-round view that you have from the summit. The Licancabur can also be seen very well from here.

Agencies in San Pedro de Atacama offer guided tours to the summit.

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  • Caldera des Sairecabur.

  • Licancabur from the summit of Sairecabur.

  • Radio telescope in the caldera at 5,525 m.

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