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Caminata al Volcán San Cristóbal
On Volcán San Cristóbal, Los Maribios Range
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
No month meets all three rules below at this spot.
- J31°21°3
- F32°22°2
- M33°22°9
- A33°24°28
- M31°23°308
- J30°22°331
- J30°22°198
- A30°23°278
- S29°22°458
- O28°22°405
- N29°21°74
- D30°21°8
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
The San Cristóbal is the highest active volcano in Nicaragua. This high, cone-shaped, smoking mountain exhibits all characteristics of a 'traditional' volcano. There are several volcanoes located around the San Cristóbal.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 6.1 km · 3.8 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 5.7 km · 3.5 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Volcán San Cristóbal (volcano, 1,745 m; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Los Maribios Range (Central America Volcanic Arc › Central American Cordillera; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 12 km NE of Chinandega (Chinandega Department) · GeoNames
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Region
- Chinandega
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Regional route
- Route centre
- 12.6888, -87.0207
- Route start
- 12.6741, -87.0351
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 16836197
- Official info
- vianica.com/attraction/234/san-cristobal-volcano
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.