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South America / Ecuador / Imbabura / Cotacachi
Record SL-862840 · Wikidata Q1136571

Cotacachi

Ultra
Elevation
4,935 m
16,191 ft
Prominence
1,837 m
Isolation
Coordinates
0.3608° N, 78.3492° W
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Cotacachi
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Description

Wikipedia

Cotacachi is a dormant volcano in the Western Cordillera of the northern Ecuadorian Andes, in the west of Imbabura Province, above the city of Cotacachi. It has a summit elevation of 4,944 m (16,220 ft) above sea level and its highest elevations are capped with snow. The summit of Cotacachi is located within the Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve. It was first climbed on 24 April 1880 by Edward Whymper, Jean-Antoine Carrel and Louis Carrel.

First ascent

Date
24 Apr 1880
Edward Whymper, Jean-Antoine Carrel and Louis Carrel
Source · wikipedia

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