El Altar volcano
5,319 m17,451 ft
Volcano · Cordillera Real · Ecuador
El Altar or Capac Urcu is an extinct volcano on the western side of Sangay National Park in Ecuador, 170 km (110 mi) south of Quito, with a highest point of 5,319 m (17,451 ft). Spaniards named it so because it resembled two nuns and four friars listening to a bishop around a church altar.
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At the summit · forecast for 9:00 PM
-4 °CFog · wind 2 km/h from the W
See it in 3DWeather at the summit of El Altar volcano, 5,319 m
- 9:00 PM-4 °CW 2 km/h–
- 12:00 AM-6 °CW 4 km/h–
- 3:00 AM-8 °CNW 5 km/h–
- 6:00 AM-8 °CNW 5 km/h–
- 9:00 AM1 °CE 9 km/h0.6 mm
- 12:00 PM3 °CE 10 km/h2.6 mm
- 3:00 PM1 °CSE 8 km/h1.4 mm
- 6:00 PM-2 °CNW 4 km/h–
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 27 | Heavy snow | 3 °C / -8 °C | 4.6 mm | 10 km/h |
| Wed, Oct 28 | Light rain | 2 °C / -7 °C | 6.5 mm | 10 km/h |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Heavy snow | 1 °C / -7 °C | 15.8 mm | 9 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Heavy snow | -1 °C / -3 °C | 15.8 mm | 4 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Heavy snow | -1 °C / -3 °C | 22.3 mm | 4 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Heavy snow | -1 °C / -3 °C | 21.6 mm | 3 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Heavy snow | -3 °C / -3 °C | 20.7 mm | 4 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
- 5,319 m (17,451 ft)
- Prominence
- 2,072 m (6,798 ft)
- Range
- Cordillera Real
- Country
- Ecuador
- Coordinates
- 1.664°S 78.411°W
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
El Altar
Volcano in Ecuador
El Altar or Capac Urcu is an extinct volcano on the western side of Sangay National Park in Ecuador, 170 km (110 mi) south of Quito, with a highest point of 5,319 m (17,451 ft). Spaniards named it so because it resembled two nuns and four friars listening to a bishop around a church altar. In older English sources it is also called The Altar.
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Peaks near El Altar volcano
- Tungurahua volcano5,016 m · 22 km awayOn the map
- Licto volcanic field3,336 m · 26 km awayOn the map
- Sangay volcano5,230 m · 38 km awayOn the map
- Carihuairazo volcano5,018 m · 47 km awayOn the map
- Chimborazo6,264 m · 50 km awayOn the map
Highest in the Cordillera Real
- El Altar volcano5,319 mOn the map
- Sangay volcano5,230 mOn the map
- Tungurahua volcano5,016 mOn the map
- Quilindaña4,878 mOn the map
- Imbabura Volcano4,610 mOn the map
- Mojanda4,263 mOn the map
- Soche3,955 mOn the map
- Sumaco3,778 mOn the map
- Reventador3,562 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