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Cotopaxi volcano
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Cotopaxi ( , , ) is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located in Cotopaxi National Park in Cotopaxi Province, about south of Quito, and northeast of the city of Latacunga, Ecuador. It is the second highest summit in Ecuador (after Chimborazo), reaching a height of . Cotopaxi is among the highest active volcanoes in the world.
Cotopaxi is an active volcano in Ecuador's Andes Mountains that stands as the second-highest peak in the country and one of the world's highest active volcanoes. Located in Cotopaxi National Park south of Quito, it matters as a significant geographical landmark and because its active status makes it scientifically important for understanding volcanic behavior and potentially relevant to regional hazard monitoring.
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Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Cotopaxi
- Mountain.photo
- Cotopaxi_volcano_2008-06-27T1322.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Cotopaxi seen from the high plain (at least ) of Cotopaxi National Park
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 5897
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 2500.
- Mountain.listing
- Ultra
- Mountain.location
- Cotopaxi, Latacunga, Ecuador
- Mountain.range
- Andes
- Mountain.type
- Stratovolcano
- Mountain.volcanic_zone
- South Volcanic Zone
- Mountain.last_eruption
- 2023
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 28 November 1872 by Wilhelm Reiss and Ángel Escobar
- Mountain.easiest_route
- North side: Glacier/Snow Climb (Grade PD-)
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- Elevation
- 5897
- Image
- Vólcan Cotopaxi.jpg
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- Cotopaxi (Ecuador)
- native label
- Cotopaxi
- Commons category
- Cotopaxi
- topographic prominence
- 2404
- topographic isolation
- 96.67
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Cotopaxi ( , , ) is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located in Cotopaxi National Park in Cotopaxi Province, about south of Quito, and northeast of the city of Latacunga, Ecuador. It is the second highest summit in Ecuador (after Chimborazo), reaching a height of . Cotopaxi is among the highest active volcanoes in the world.
Cotopaxi is known to have erupted 87 times, resulting in the creation of numerous valleys formed by lahars (mudflows) around the volcano. An eruption began on 21 October 2022.
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