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Cordillera Oriental (Ecuador)

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Volcán Cotopaxi (5897 m/19,347 ft)
Countries	Ecuador
States/Provinces	Morona Santiago (28%), Napo (26%), Pastaza (11%), Sucumbíos (10%), Pichincha (6%), Azuay (4%), Tungurahua (3%), Chimborazo (3%), Zamora Chinchipe (2%), Carchi (2%), Imbabura (2%), Cotopaxi (2%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	60,659 sq km / 23,421 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	530 km / 329 mi North-South 272 km / 169 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	1° 34' S; 78° 6' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Cordillera Oriental (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 Oriental (Ecuador).

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

Major Peaks of the Cordillera Oriental (Ecuador)

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Volcán Cotopaxi	5897	19,347
2.	Volcán Cayambe	5790	18,996
3.	Volcán Antisana	5693	18,678
4.	Volcán Sangay	5326	17,474
5.	Volcán Altar	5319	17,451
6.	Volcán Tungurahua	5023	16,480
7.	Sincholagua	4880+	16,010+
8.	Cerro Chiripungu	4770	15,650
9.	Cerro Soroche	4730	15,518
10.	Rumiñahui	4718	15,479
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 Oriental (Ecuador)

Volcán Cotopaxi The giant crater of Volcan Cotopaxi (2009-11-17). Photo by Ken Jones. Click here for larger-size photo.	Volcán Cayambe Volcan Cayambe from the refugio (2009-11-12). Photo by Ken Jones. Click here for larger-size photo.
Volcán Antisana Volcan Antisana under partly overcast skies (2009-11-14). Photo by Ken Jones. Click here for larger-size photo.	Rumiñahui Rumiñahui is one of the lower peaks in Ecuador (2013-06-12). Photo by Paul Brossier. Click here for larger-size photo.
Volcán Imbabura Imbabura Volcano, one of the lower cones in Ecuador (2009-11-10). Photo by Ken Jones. Click here for larger-size photo.	Pasochoa Crater rim of Pasochoa, with Rumiñahui centered in the far background (2013-12-31). Photo by MB Hansen. Click here for larger-size photo.
Cerro Ilalo Cerro Ilalo as seen from the upper slopes of Pasochoa (2013-06-21). Photo by Habakuk Tibatong. Click here for larger-size photo.

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