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Volcán Cotopaxi, Ecuador

Prominence: 2404 m, 7887 ft

Elevation: 5897 meters, 19,347 feet

True Isolation: 95.89 km, 59.58 mi

Peak Type	Volcano
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	0° 40' 50'' S, 78° 26' 17'' W -0.68062, -78.438049 (Dec Deg) 785157 E 9924695 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Country	Ecuador
State/Province	Cotopaxi (Highest Point)
Links Search Engines - search the web for "Volcán Cotopaxi": Wikipedia Search Microsoft Bing Search Google Search Yahoo Search Other Web Sites Cotopaxi at SummitPost.org Weather for Cotopaxi at Mountain-Forecast.com Lists that contain Volcán Cotopaxi: Ecuador Province High Points (Rank #2) 1500-meter Prominence Peak with Ascents (Rank #61) Peaks with Most Individual Summiters-Outside USA (Rank #27) Most Ascended Peaks-Outside USA (Rank #45) Ultras of South America (Rank #30) Ultras of Ecuador and Peru (Rank #4) Selected Trip Reports from this site: 2002 by Michael Lejeune (Unsuccessful) 2007-08-07 by John Anholm 2008-12-14 by Rob Woodall 2008-12-14 by Petter Bjørstad 2009-03-03 by Felipe Meneses 2012-06-27 by Rob Anthony (Unsuccessful) 2013-01-18 by Andrew Teagno 2013-03-22 by Stephen Hulse (Unsuccessful) 2013-06-19 by Paul Brossier (GPS Track) 2013-06-30 by Paul Brossier (GPS Track) 2013-08-12 by Rick Peterson 2013-12-06 by Gustav Sexauer 2013-12-06 by Brandon Boulier (GPS Track) 2014-01-06 by MB Hansen 2015-01-08 by MIKA ENRIQUEZ (Unsuccessful) 2015-08-13 by Tim Ault 2016-12-19 by Harvest Mondello (Unsuccessful) 2018-01-08 by Joe Merlone 2018-01-31 by Adam Lievers 2018-11-06 by Alex Lennon 2019-01-06 by Rafee Memon (GPS Track) View ascents of peak by registered Peakbagger.com members (160 total) Nearby Peak Searches: Radius Search - Nearest Peaks to Volcán Cotopaxi Elevation Ladder from Volcán Cotopaxi Prominence Ladder from Volcán Cotopaxi

The giant crater of Volcan Cotopaxi (2009-11-17). Photo by Ken Jones. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 2404 m/7887 ft Optimistic Prominence: 2404 m/7887 ft Line Parent: Volcán Chimborazo Key Col: 3493 m/11,460 ft
Isolation	Isolation Page (Detailed isolation information) Distance: 95.89 km/59.58 mi Isolation Limit Point: -1.4608, -78.8142 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Volcán Chimborazo (SSW)
Ranges	Continent: South America Range2: Andes Range3: Ecuador Andes Range4: Cordillera Oriental (Ecuador) (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins	Amazon Atlantic Ocean
Ownership	Land: Parque nacional Cotopaxi (Highest Point)
First Ascent	1872 Escobar Reiss
Data Source	1:50,000 Topographic Survey Map
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Volcan Cotopaxi and clearing skies at sunset (2009-11-15). Photo by Ken Jones.
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North side of Cotopaxi, Aug. 21, 1973 (1974-01-15). Photo by Richard Carey.
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