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Volcán Pichincha - Ruku, Ecuador
Prominence: 320 m, 1050 ft
Elevation: 4680+ meters, 15,354+ feet
True Isolation: 3.84 km, 2.38 mi
Elevation Info:
Elevation range: 4680 - 4720 m
(40-meter closed contour)
Peak Type
Volcano
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)
0° 9' 46'' S, 78° 34' 0'' W
-0.162872, -78.5667 (Dec Deg)
770846 E 9981981 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Country
Ecuador
State/Province
Pichincha
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Ascent Info
Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users:
215
Show all viewable ascents/attempts
(Total: 199)
Selected Trip Reports:
2007-07 by J Mitchell (Unsuccessful)
2009-05-19 by Arne Schussler (Unsuccessful)
2011-04-08 by Arne Schussler (Unsuccessful) (GPS Track)
2012-06-25 by Rob Anthony
2013-03-18 by Stephen Hulse
2013-04-18 by Monty VanderBilt (GPS Track)
2013-06-17 by Paul Brossier (GPS Track)
2013-06-26 by Paul Brossier (GPS Track)
2013-11-30 by Gustav Sexauer
2013-11-30 by Janos Arnosky
2014-01-20 by Winnette Butler
2014-05-16 by sukhyung shin
2015-02-16 by Jens Midthun
2015-12-09 by Rakesh .
2016-01-24 by Steve Brown (GPS Track)
2016-12-12 by Harvest Mondello
2017-01-16 by Harvest Mondello
2017-05-30 by Daniel Rainey
2018-11-02 by Alex Lennon
2019-01-03 by Rafee Memon (GPS Track)
2019-06-12 by Bryan Feller
2019-06-25 by Rafee Memon (GPS Track)
2019-10-22 by Peter Stone
2020-01-22 by Nick Goumas (GPS Track)
2020-01-23 by Dustin Wittmier (GPS Track)
2021-01-11 by Sergey Lazutin (GPS Track)
2022-01-13 by Nick Jacobson
2022-05-24 by Ryan Pohanic (GPS Track)
2022-12-12 by Damon Alexander
2022-12-15 by Adam Walker
2022-12-15 by Steven Song
2022-12-27 by TJ Kodras (GPS Track)
2023-01-10 by Erica West (GPS Track)
2023-01-18 by Reed Russell (GPS Track)
2023-01-28 by Brett Murrey
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Rucu Pichincha on a crystal-clear equatorial day. Photo by
Paul Brossier
.
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Prominence
Key Col Page
(Detailed prominence information)
Clean Prominence
: 320 m/1050 ft
Optimistic Prominence
: 400 m/1312 ft
Key Col
: 4360 m/14,304 ft
Isolation
Isolation Page
(Detailed isolation information)
Distance: 3.84 km/2.38 mi
Isolation Limit Point
: -0.1767, -78.5983
Nearest Higher Neighbor
in the
PBC database
:
Volcán Pichincha
(WSW)
Ranges
Continent:
South America
Range2:
Andes
Range3:
Ecuador Andes
Range4:
Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)
Drainage Basins
Guaillabamba
Pacific-South America
Pacific Ocean
Data Source
1:50,000 Topographic Survey Map
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Volcán Pichincha - Ruku
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Other Photos
Guagua Pichincha as seen from Rucu Pichincha (2013-06-16). Photo by
Paul Brossier
.
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Rucu Pichincha summit along with Ecuadorian Special Forces (2014-05-30). Photo by
Ted Bauer
.
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Volcan Pichincha-Rucu, Equador Photo by
Beth Bauer
.
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