Cotopaxi volcano
5,897 m19,347 ft
Volcano · Andes · Ecuador
Cotopaxi is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located in Cotopaxi National Park in Cotopaxi Province, about 50 km (31.1 mi) south of Quito, and 31 km (19 mi) northeast of the city of Latacunga, Ecuador. It is the second highest summit in Ecuador, reaching a height of 5,897 m (19,347 ft).
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The highest point of Cordillera Real
At the summit · forecast for 1:00 PM
-1 °CPartly cloudy · wind 12 km/h from the E
See it in 3DWeather at the summit of Cotopaxi volcano, 5,897 m
- 1:00 PM-1 °CE 12 km/h0.5 mm
- 4:00 PM-1 °CE 11 km/h0.6 mm
- 7:00 PM-5 °CW 4 km/h–
- 10:00 PM-7 °CE 4 km/h–
- 1:00 AM-8 °CE 4 km/h–
- 4:00 AM-10 °CE 5 km/h–
- 7:00 AM-10 °CNE 5 km/h–
- 10:00 AM-2 °CE 12 km/h1.4 mm
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 28 | Heavy snow | -1 °C / -12 °C | 10.8 mm | 14 km/h |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Snow | -1 °C / -11 °C | 6.8 mm | 12 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Heavy snow | -3 °C / -7 °C | 11.3 mm | 5 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Snow | -3 °C / -8 °C | 10.2 mm | 1 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Snow | -4 °C / -7 °C | 11.2 mm | 7 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Snow | -4 °C / -7 °C | 8.9 mm | 4 km/h |
| Tue, Nov 3 | Heavy snow | -4 °C / -7 °C | 9.8 mm | 10 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 08:17 PM GMT-5. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Volcano
- Height above sea level
- 5,897 m (19,347 ft)
- Prominence
- 2,404 m (7,887 ft)
- Isolation
- 97 km to higher ground
- Range
- Andes
- Country
- Ecuador
- First ascent
- November 28, 1872
- Highest point of
- Cordillera Real
- Coordinates
- 0.689°S 78.429°W
- Volcano number
- 352050 at the Global Volcanism Program
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
Cotopaxi
Active stratovolcano in Ecuador
Cotopaxi is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located in Cotopaxi National Park in Cotopaxi Province, about 50 km (31.1 mi) south of Quito, and 31 km (19 mi) northeast of the city of Latacunga, Ecuador. It is the second highest summit in Ecuador, reaching a height of 5,897 m (19,347 ft). Cotopaxi is among the highest active volcanoes in the world.
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87 recorded eruptions
- Eruption in 2022
- Eruption in 2015
- Eruption in 1942
- Eruption in 1940
- Eruption in 1939
- Eruption in 1931
- Eruption in 1926
- Eruption in 1922
- Eruption in 1908
- Eruption in 1907
- Eruption in 1906
- Eruption in 1905
The latest 12 of 87, from the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program through History.
Peaks near Cotopaxi volcano
- Rumiñahui4,721 m · 14 km awayOn the map
- Sincholagua Volcano4,899 m · 17 km awayOn the map
- Pasochoa4,200 m · 29 km awayOn the map
- Corazón volcano4,790 m · 32 km awayOn the map
- Iliniza Sur5,263 m · 32 km awayOn the map
- Antisana volcano5,758 m · 39 km awayOn the map
- Chacana4,643 m · 40 km awayOn the map
- volcano Atacazo4,463 m · 43 km awayOn the map
- Ilaló3,169 m · 47 km awayOn the map
- El Panecillo3,016 m · 52 km awayOn the map
Highest in the Andes
- Ojos del Salado6,893 mOn the map
- Monte Pissis6,795 mOn the map
- Cerro Bonete6,759 mOn the map
- Nevado Tres Cruces6,749 mOn the map
- Llullaillaco6,723 mOn the map
- Tipas6,658 mOn the map
- Nevado Tres Cruces Central6,629 mOn the map
- Incahuasi6,621 mOn the map
- Cotopaxi volcano5,897 mOn the map
Highest mountains in Ecuador
- Chimborazo6,264 mOn the map
- Cotopaxi volcano5,897 mOn the map
- Cayambe5,790 mOn the map
- Antisana volcano5,758 mOn the map
- El Altar volcano5,319 mOn the map
- Sangay volcano5,230 mOn the map
- Carihuairazo volcano5,018 mOn the map
- Tungurahua volcano5,016 mOn the map
- Cotacachi4,935 mOn the map
- Sincholagua Volcano4,899 mOn the map