Routes (1)
- Standard Route — Class 6 (Mars environment; spacecraft & pressure suit required)
The standard ascent of this shield volcano gains roughly 49,000 ft of vertical relief. There are no technical cruxes — the entire difficulty is logistics, cold, and a hard vacuum (or near-vacuum).
Recorded ascents: 0 — be the first.
Trip Reports (0)
No trip reports yet. No human or robot has stood on this summit. Be the first to summit and post one!
Map
Northernmost of the three Tharsis Montes — 11.92° N, 255.92° E.
NASA Mars Trek
Conditions — Ascraeus Mons
Thin carbon-dioxide air (about 600 Pa at the datum, far less at these summits), daytime highs near −20°F that plunge below −150°F at night, and planet-girdling dust storms. A pressure suit is mandatory.
Summit: 49,000 ft (14.9 km base-to-peak (~18.2 km above the datum)).
