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Ecuador Andes

Range Type	Politically-defined sub-range
Highest Point	Volcán Chimborazo (6267 m/20,561 ft)
Countries	Ecuador (88%), Peru (11%), Colombia (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Morona Santiago (11%), Amazonas (10%), Napo (9%), Pichincha (8%), Zamora Chinchipe (7%), Loja (6%), Azuay (5%), Los Ríos (5%), Guayas (5%), Pastaza (4%), Cotopaxi (4%), Chimborazo (4%), Esmeraldas (4%), Sucumbíos (3%), Imbabura (3%), El Oro (2%), Carchi (2%), Cañar (2%), Bolívar (2%), Tungurahua (2%), Cajamarca (1%), Nariño (1%), Manabí (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	170,061 sq km / 65,661 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	769 km / 478 mi North-South 398 km / 247 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	2° 5' S; 78° 40' W
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Map of Ecuador Andes
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Andes	Level 2 (Parent)
Cordillera de Merida	Level 3 (Sibling)
Colombian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Ecuador Andes	Level 3
Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)	Level 4 (Child)
Cordillera Oriental (Ecuador)	Level 4 (Child)
South Ecuador Andes	Level 4 (Child)
Cordillera de Condor	Level 4 (Child)
Peruvian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Bolivian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Puna de Atacama	Level 3 (Sibling)
Central Argentina-Chile Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Patagonian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Ecuador Andes

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Volcán Chimborazo	6267	20,561	Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)
2.	Volcán Cotopaxi	5897	19,347	Cordillera Oriental (Ecuador)
3.	Volcán Cayambe	5790	18,996	Cordillera Oriental (Ecuador)
4.	Volcán Antisana	5693	18,678	Cordillera Oriental (Ecuador)
5.	Volcán Sangay	5326	17,474	Cordillera Oriental (Ecuador)
6.	Volcán Altar	5319	17,451	Cordillera Oriental (Ecuador)
7.	Volcán Iliniza	5241	17,195	Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)
8.	Volcán Tungurahua	5023	16,480	Cordillera Oriental (Ecuador)
9.	Volcán Carihuairazo	5020	16,470	Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)
10.	Volcán Cotacachi	4900	16,076	Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Volcán Chimborazo	6267	20,561	Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)
2.	Volcán Cotopaxi	5897	19,347	Cordillera Oriental (Ecuador)
3.	Peak 3883	3883	12,740	South Ecuador Andes
4.	Cordillera del Condor High Point	2988	9803	Cordillera de Condor

Photos of Peaks in the Ecuador Andes

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 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.
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.	Rumiñahui Rumiñahui is one of the lower peaks in Ecuador (2013-06-12). 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.	Volcán Imbabura Imbabura Volcano, one of the lower cones in Ecuador (2009-11-10). Photo by Ken Jones. Click here for larger-size photo.

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