Cotacachi Volcano
Dormant volcano in the Ecuadorian Andes
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Cotacachi
Ecuador
Cotacachi is a dormant volcano in the Western Cordillera of the northern Ecuadorian Andes, in the west of Imbabura Province, above the city of Cotacachi. It has a summit elevation of 4,944 m (16,220 ft) above sea level and its highest elevations are capped with snow.
The summit of Cotacachi is located within the Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve. It was first climbed on 24 April 1880 by Edward Whymper, Jean-Antoine Carrel and Louis Carrel.[2]
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See also
- Lists of volcanoes
- List of Ultras of South America
References
- ^ a b c "Ecuador ultra-prominent peaks". peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
- ^ Whymper, Edward. Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator. John Murray, 1892, p.262.
External links
- "Cotacachi" on Summitpost
- "Volcán Cotacachi, Ecuador" on Peakbagger
- "Cotacachi". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
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