{
  "name": "Cuesta del Obispo",
  "slug": "cuesta-del-obispo-rp33",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/cuesta-del-obispo-rp33/",
  "summary": "Salta's fog-wrapped climb to the Piedra del Molino at 3,348 m.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "RP33"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Argentina",
    "region": "Valles Calchaquíes, Salta",
    "start": {
      "name": "El Maray, Quebrada de Escoipe",
      "lat": -25.184745,
      "lon": -65.779937
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Piedra del Molino",
      "lat": -25.180685,
      "lon": -65.858064
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 12.8,
    "lengthKm": 20.6,
    "driveMinutes": 45,
    "corners": 45,
    "hairpins": 7,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 3364,
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "autumn",
      "winter",
      "spring"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Dense fog on the upper cuesta before mid-morning and from late afternoon",
    "Middle 16 km is gravel, slippery when wet and sometimes cut by summer storms",
    "Long unguarded drops on the hairpins",
    "Preventive evening closures at the Chicoana checkpoint in the summer rains"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "gorge"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Valle Encantado",
    "Piedra del Molino",
    "Capilla San Rafael"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "gpx": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/cuesta-del-obispo-rp33/route.gpx",
    "pointCount": 204
  },
  "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.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-12"
}