{
  "name": "Cuesta de Lipán",
  "slug": "cuesta-de-lipan",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/cuesta-de-lipan/",
  "summary": "One of South America's greatest high-altitude drives: a paved serpentine climb from the multi-coloured quebrada of Purmamarca to 4,170 m, then across the white expanse of the Salinas Grandes salt flat.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "RN 52"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Argentina",
    "region": "Jujuy",
    "start": {
      "name": "Purmamarca",
      "lat": -23.747012,
      "lon": -65.492069
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Salinas Grandes",
      "lat": -23.602642,
      "lon": -65.873522
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 40.9,
    "lengthKm": 65.8,
    "driveMinutes": 82,
    "corners": 116,
    "hairpins": 17,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 4181.1,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Altitude sickness above 4,000 m",
    "Sudden fog and storms",
    "Vicuña and llama crossings",
    "Heavy commercial traffic",
    "Deteriorating asphalt in sections"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "La Tortuga piedra",
    "Mirador Terminal",
    "Mirador los Colorados"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 337
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-08-03"
}