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Altitudes and Average Temperatures

Feet and °Fahrenheit San Jose San Gerardo Chirripo Base Camp Altitudes  3.800 ft 4.400 ft 12.100 ft Temp day 80°F 80°F 45° - 68°F Temp night 65°F 59° - 62°F 28° - 35°F           Meter and °Celsius     San Jose San Gerardo Chirripo Base Camp Altitudes 1.200 m 1.350 m 3.700 m Temp day 25°C 25°C 7 - 20°C Temp night 18°C 15 - 17°C -2 - 2°C

Climate

Chirripo Weather on Chirripó is unpredictable and potentially dangerous, if you are not prepared. Bitterly cold winds can exceed 100 Kph with significant drops of temperature. Rain is always a possibility, especially in mid-afternoon. Temperatures usually fall to freezing, or below, during the night.

Time to go

Dry season December to April, Rainfalls are possible Rain season May to November, Rainfall occurs from noon on, Small summer season in July/August

Trials, Levels and Times

Hike San Gerardo to Los Crestones Base Camp Location Trails Level   Distance   San Gerardo Pasture and forest, covered with roots, Could be muddy meter 1.350     feet 4.400     National Park limit Forest, covered with roots, Could be muddy meter 1.850  KM 4.0       feet 6.100 miles 2.5   Llano Bonito Forest, covered with roots, Could be muddy meter 2.400 KM 3.5       feet 7.900 miles 2.1   Faithless Mount Paramo, embedded rocks meter 3.200 KM 3.0       feet 10.500 miles 1.8   Los Crestones Base Camp Paramo, embedded rocks meter 3.400 KM 5.0       feet 11.150 miles 3.1   Uphill hike San Gerardo to Los Crestones Base Camp takes between 7 and 10 hours. Hike Los Crestones Base Camp to Chirripó/Cerro Terbi Location Trails Level   Distance   Los Crestones Base Camp meter 3.400     feet 11.150     Cerro Chirripo Paramo, embedded rocks meter 3.820  KM 5.0       feet 12.500 miles 3.1   Cerro Terbi Los Crestones Paramo, embedded rocks meter 3.550 KM 5.0       feet 11.650 miles 3.1   Sunrise hike to the peak 1 ½ to 2 hours. Hike back to Los Crestones 1 ½ hours. Hike to Cerro Terbi and los Crestones 2,5 to 3,0 hours

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