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Encyclopedia > El Altar
El Altar
Elevation: 5,320 metres (17,454 feet)
Location: Ecuador
Range: Andes
Coordinates: 1°40′S, 78°25′W
Type: Stratovolcano
Age of rock:
Last eruption:
First ascent: 1963
Easiest route: rock/ice climb

El Altar is an extinct volcano on the western side of Sangay National Park in Ecuador, 170 km south of Quito. Spaniards named it as such as it resembled a huge cathedral to them. The Inca called it Capac-Urcu, which means King mountain. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... The most general definition of a mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... The Andes between Chile and Argentina Satellite Image of the Andes (Source:http://earthobservatory. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... Mountains can be characterized in several ways. ... Stratovolcano Lanín in the border between Argentina and Chile. ... The geologic time scale is used by geologists and other scientists to describe the timing and relationships between events that have occurred during the history of the Earth. ... Eruption redirects here. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... Eruption redirects here. ... Sangay National Park is a national park located in the Morona Santiago, Chimborazo and Tungurahua provinces of Ecuador. ... Map of Ecuador showing location of Quito. ... For other meanings of Inca, see Inca (disambiguation). ...


A technically demanding climb, December through February are the best months to attempt an ascent.


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