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Volcán Chimborazo, Ecuador

6267 meters, 20,561 feet

Alternate Name(s)	Volcan Chimborazo
Peak Type	Volcano
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	1° 28' S; 78° 49' W
Country	Ecuador (Highest Point)
State/Province	Chimborazo (Highest Point)
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Drainage Basins

Amazon
Atlantic Ocean

Ownership

Land: Reserva de fauna Chimborazo (Highest Point)

Clean Prominence: 4122 m/13,524 ft
Optimistic Prominence: 4122 m/13,524 ft
Key Col: 2145 m/7037 ft
Key Col Lat/Long: 5° 50' N; 79° 30' E
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845.71 km/525.61 mi
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
Huandoy (S)
Isolation distance is based on NHN and is slightly overstated.

First Ascent

January 04, 1880
Jean Carrel
Louis Carrel
Edward Whymper (United Kingdom)

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