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Quebrada de Humahuaca

Schematic Humahuaca town to Mirador del Hornocal. Not a GPS track. DEM high 4,301 m at the 14-colores viewpoint. Serranía de Hornocal 4,761 m is a landmark.

Last verified 2026-09-23 vs Jujuy

Byline

  • The Hiking World editorial · author

    Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Permits and fees

Quota / restriction: No permit required for the valley. Local site fees may apply and were not confirmed.

PermitCostQuota / restrictionIssuerSourceVerified
No valley permitReported (secondary) — confirm before travel0.00Statutory local figure. Dated USD conversion: not recorded.No permit required for the valley. Local site fees may apply and were not confirmed.JujuyNot recordedVerified 2026-09-23 vs Jujuy

Altitude weather delta

High 4,301 m minus low 2,947 m is 1,354 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 8.8 °C cooler at the high point than the valley, all else equal.

That is a model (International Standard Atmosphere environmental lapse), not a forecast and not a trail-closure. Wind, snow, and storms stay in Hazards.

derived:lapse-rate · 2026-09-10 · provisional

ISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10

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This line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts-23.204, -65.349
Distance15.39 km*
resolved-pin haversine; not a published trek length; not walking distance · 2026-09-23 · editorial · provisional
Ascent+1,354 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 high minus low · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional
Descent0 m*
one-way stored · 2026-09-23 · provisional
High point4,301 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 Mirador del Hornocal · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional
Low point2,947 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional
Routepoint-to-point
Days1
Seasonunverified
GradeSAC T2 · YDS 1

Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog

DifficultyUngraded (schematic ingest)
SAC T2
Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
YDS Class 1
Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.

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Viewpoint pin from held_pins_geometry_records.json. Town pin kept. Pin spacing is not a walking kilometre.

typicalDays 1 is a placeholder.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Surface

Surface is not recorded. This field is filled only from an OSM surface tag, not from the grade.

Permits & fees

No permit required.

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Trailheads

  • Humahuaca car-free: unknown
  • Mirador del Hornocal car-free: unknown

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Hazards

  • DEM figures are samples at the resolved pins, not a walking profile.

Questions

Do I need a permit for Quebrada de Humahuaca?

No government walking permit is reported for Quebrada de Humahuaca. That report is secondary — confirm before travel.

How much is the Quebrada de Humahuaca permit?

No valley permit: 0.00 (Jujuy, verified 2026-09-23). Status: reported-secondary.

Quebrada de Humahuaca permit quota and booking

No permit required for the valley. Local site fees may apply and were not confirmed.

How difficult is Quebrada de Humahuaca?

Quebrada de Humahuaca is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1. A sourced hazard on this record: DEM figures are samples at the resolved pins, not a walking profile.

How long is Quebrada de Humahuaca?

The length on this record is 15.39 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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