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Chimborazo is in the Chimborazo Province of Ecuador, 150 km (93 mi) south-southwest of the city of Quito, Ecuador. It is a neighbor to 5,018 m (16,463 ft) high Carihuairazo, another inactive stratovolcano. Chimborazo's summit rises 2,500 m (8,202 ft) above the surrounding highlands (~3,500 to 4,000 m (11,483 to 13,123 ft)) with a ≈20 km (12 ...
Mountains in Ecuador Name Elevation m Range Notes Chimborazo: 6,310 Cordillera Occidental: Ecuador's highest mountain Cotopaxi [1] 5,897 Cordillera Oriental: Active Volcano Cayambe: 5,790 Cordillera Oriental Active Volcano Antisana: 5,758 Cordillera Oriental Active Volcano El Altar/Capac-Urcu 5,319 Cordillera Oriental Iliniza Sur: 5,248 ...
This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of South America, ... Ecuador: Chimborazo [7] 6,267 m (20,561 ft) 10
Highest town in Colombia. 3,230 m. according to Google Maps. 19 Papallacta Ecuador: 3300 10826 Highest town in Ecuador. According to other sources is Zumbahua at 3,510 m. 20 Huancayo Peru: 3259 10659 21 Tarma Peru: 3053 10016 22 Huaraz Peru: 3052 10006 23 Tulcán Ecuador: 2980 9776 24 Andahuaylas Peru: 2926 9599 25 Ipiales Colombia: 2898 9507 ...
Ecuador is located on the west by the Pacific Ocean, and has 2,237 km of coastline.It has 2237 km of land boundaries, with Colombia in the north (708 km border) and Peru in the east and south (1,529 km border). 283,561 km 2 (109,484 sq mi) is land and 6,720 km 2 (2,595 sq mi) water.
The peaks are among the highest in Ecuador, with Illiniza Sur standing slightly taller than Illiniza Norte, its northern counterpart, at 5245 metres and 5126 metres respectively. [4] Most guidebooks (for example, Lonely Planet Ecuador, Ecuador: A Climbing Guide) spell the mountain with only one "l" as in Iliniza.
Cotopaxi (Spanish pronunciation: [kotoˈpaksi]) is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located near Latacunga city of Cotopaxi Province, about 50 km (31 mi) south of Quito, and 31 km (19 mi) northeast of the city of Latacunga, Ecuador. [1] It is the second highest summit in Ecuador (after Chimborazo), reaching a height of 5,897 m ...
The highest point is the 4,450 m high Cerro Arquitectos (Architects Hill), and the elevation of roads reaches higher than 4,310 meters (13,550 feet). About 270 lakes and lagoons are present in the páramo of Cajas. Luspa is the largest of these lake and extends over 78 hectares with a maximum depth of 68 m at a perimeter of 5,161 m.