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Dark skies of Chile.

43 sky guides in Chile, out of 101 places we know there.

2Bortle95desertAtacama DesertChileChile21.88 mag/arcsec² · Apr, Jun–Sep1Bortle94volcanoLlullaillacoChileChile21.90 mag/arcsec² · Mar–May, Aug–Sep1Bortle94volcanoOllagüeChileChile21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle94volcanoGuallatiri, ChileChileChile21.89 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle93volcanoSan PedroChileChile21.89 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep2Bortle93astronomical observatoryLas Campanas ObservatoryChileChile21.88 mag/arcsec² · Mar–Apr, Aug1Bortle93astronomical observatoryUniversity of Tokyo Atacama ObservatoryChileChile21.90 mag/arcsec² · Mar–Jun, Sep2Bortle93astronomical observatoryLa Silla ObservatoryChileChile21.88 mag/arcsec² · Mar–Apr2Bortle93astronomical observatoryVera C. Rubin ObservatoryChileChile21.85 mag/arcsec² · Mar–Apr1Bortle93astronomical observatoryLlano de Chajnantor ObservatoryChileChile21.90 mag/arcsec² · Mar–Jun, Sep1Bortle93volcanoAucanquilchaChileChile21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle92volcanoParinacotaChileChile21.89 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle92volcanoLascarChileChile21.90 mag/arcsec² · Mar–May, Jul, Sep2Bortle92astronomical observatoryCerro Tololo Inter-American ObservatoryChileChile21.83 mag/arcsec² · Mar–Apr1Bortle92volcanoAcamarachiChileChile21.90 mag/arcsec² · Mar–May, Jul, Sep2Bortle92volcanoAntucoChileChile21.88 mag/arcsec² · Mar–Apr1Bortle92volcanoAcotangoChileChile21.89 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle91volcanoCopahueChileChile21.89 mag/arcsec² · Mar–Apr1Bortle91mountainFalso AzufreChileChile21.90 mag/arcsec² · Mar–Apr, Jun–Aug1Bortle91mountainNevado Tres CrucesChileChile21.90 mag/arcsec² · Mar–Apr, Jun–Aug1Bortle91volcanoSocompaChileChile21.90 mag/arcsec² · Mar–May, Aug–Sep2Bortle90volcanoCerro AzulChileChile21.87 mag/arcsec² · Mar–Apr1Bortle90volcanoTacoraChileChile21.89 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep2Bortle89volcanoLlaimaChileChile21.88 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Apr1Bortle88mountainTronadorChileChile21.89 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Apr2Bortle86volcanoVolcán MaipoChileChile21.86 mag/arcsec² · Mar–Apr1Bortle84astronomical observatoryVery Large TelescopeChileChile21.89 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Apr1Bortle84mountainCerro ParanalChileChile21.89 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Apr2Bortle84volcanoPuyehue-Cordón CaulleChileChile21.88 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Apr2Bortle83volcanoOsornoChileChile21.88 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Apr2Bortle82volcanoCalbucoChileChile21.84 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Apr1Bortle82mountainMonte San ValentinChileChile21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Jul1Bortle81islandIsla Salas y GómezChileChile21.90 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Mar1Bortle80mountainMount Fitz RoyChileChile21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Jul2Bortle79lakeLlanquihue LakeChileChile21.80 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Apr1Bortle78volcanoChaiténChileChile21.89 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Apr1Bortle78lakeViedma LakeChileChile21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Jul1Bortle78volcanoMount HudsonChileChile21.90 mag/arcsec² · Apr–Jul1Bortle77mountainMount DarwinChileChile21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Jul1Bortle77islandRobinson Crusoe IslandChileChile21.90 mag/arcsec² · Mar–Apr2Bortle76islandIsla Grande de Tierra del FuegoChileChile21.88 mag/arcsec² · Apr–Aug1Bortle76mountainCordillera del PaineChileChile21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Jul8Bortle32astronomical observatoryNational Astronomical ObservatoryChileChile17.90 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Mar

Other places in Chile

  • Wellington IslandBortle 1
  • Navarino IslandBortle 1
  • Hoste IslandBortle 1
  • Hornos IslandBortle 1
  • Ranco LakeBortle 2
  • Chungará LakeBortle 1
  • Cordón del AzufreBortle 1
  • Cochrane/Pueyrredón LakeBortle 1
  • El TatioBortle 1
  • TupungatitoBortle 2
  • Corcovado VolcanoBortle 1
  • Cerro EscorialBortle 1
  • IslugaBortle 1
  • TaapacaBortle 1
  • Cerro ArmazonesBortle 1
  • San Félix IslandBortle 1
  • MichinmahuidaBortle 1
  • Descabezado GrandeBortle 2
  • Tinguiririca VolcanoBortle 2
  • Cerro SoloBortle 1
  • Cerro ArenalesBortle 1
  • Cerro Bayo ComplexBortle 1
  • Cerro del AzufreBortle 1
  • Nevado San FranciscoBortle 1

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The family

Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?

Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, in seven languages.

beachesCoastyaFind your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit lakesLakeyasEvery lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit mountainsPeakyasEvery summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit waterfallsCascadyasEvery waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit islandsIslandyasEvery island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit riversRiveryasEvery river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit canyonsCanyonyasEvery canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit cavesCavernyasEvery cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit
dark skiesDarkskyasWhere the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.You are here
viewpointsViewyasEvery viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit
birdwatchingBirdyasEvery bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.Coming soonVisit
forestsForestyaEvery forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.Coming soonVisit