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Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Volcán Chimborazo (6267 m/20,561 ft)
Countries	Ecuador (97%), Colombia (3%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Pichincha (16%), Los Ríos (12%), Guayas (12%), Esmeraldas (9%), Cotopaxi (9%), Azuay (8%), Chimborazo (7%), Imbabura (6%), Bolívar (5%), Cañar (5%), Carchi (4%), Nariño (3%), Tungurahua (2%), Manabí (2%), El Oro (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	65,086 sq km / 25,130 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	527 km / 327 mi North-South 265 km / 164 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	0° 59' S; 78° 51' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador).

Ecuador Andes	Level 3 (Parent)
Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)	Level 4
Cordillera Oriental (Ecuador)	Level 4 (Sibling)
South Ecuador Andes	Level 4 (Sibling)
Cordillera de Condor	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Volcán Chimborazo	6267	20,561
2.	Volcán Iliniza	5241	17,195
3.	Volcán Carihuairazo	5020	16,470
4.	Volcán Cotacachi	4900	16,076
5.	Volcán Pichincha	4784	15,696
6.	El Corazon	4784	15,696
7.	Nevado de Cumbal	4764	15,630
8.	Volcán Chiles	4748	15,577
9.	Volcán Pichincha - Ruku	4680+	15,354+
10.	Cerro Patul	4524	14,843
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)

Volcán Chimborazo Volcán Chimborazo as seen from the summit of Cotopaxi (2018-11-06). Photo by Alex Lennon. Click here for larger-size photo.	Volcán Iliniza The snow-dusted pyramid of Illiniza Sur, Ecuador (2013-06-17). Photo by Paul Brossier. Click here for larger-size photo.
Volcán Iliniza - Pico Norte Illiniza Norte has a distinctive profile with two summit horns (2013-06-17). Photo by Paul Brossier. Click here for larger-size photo.	Volcán Pichincha Guagua Pichincha as seen from Rucu Pichincha (2013-06-16). Photo by Paul Brossier. Click here for larger-size photo.
Volcán Pichincha - Ruku Rucu Pichincha on a crystal-clear equatorial day. Photo by Paul Brossier. Click here for larger-size photo.	Atacazo Atacazo's north ridge. You need to overcome raging bulls and a couple of barbed wire fences to get to this point. As you can see, the summit area is disgraced by shitloads of ugly telecommunications paraphernalia. Doesn't take anything away from the great views this place offers, though (2013-06-17). Photo by Habakuk Tibatong. Click here for larger-size photo.
Panecillo The Virgin of the Apocalypse atop Panecillo in central Quito (2019-10-20). Photo by Peter Stone. Click here for larger-size photo.

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