May 28 2024
Huandoy (Tullparaju) 🏔️ Overview Huandoy is one of the most spectacular mountains in the Peruvian Andes, rising above turquoise glacial lakes, steep forested valleys, and some of the highest tropical glaciers on Earth. Its highest summit, Huandoy Norte, reaches approximately 6,395 meters (20,981 feet) in the heart of the Cordillera Blanca. The mountain stands immediately …
May 28 2024
Chimborazo 🏔️ Overview Chimborazo is the highest mountain in Ecuador and one of the most extraordinary peaks on Earth. Rising approximately 6,263 meters, or 20,548 feet, above sea level, this immense glacier-covered volcano dominates the central Ecuadorian highlands and stands as the highest summit in the Northern Andes. Although Chimborazo is considerably lower than Mount …
May 28 2024
Volcán Cotopaxi 🏔️ Overview Volcán Cotopaxi rises above the Ecuadorian Andes in an almost perfectly symmetrical cone of dark volcanic rock, snow, and glacial ice. Standing approximately 5,897 meters, or 19,347 feet, above sea level, it is Ecuador’s second-highest mountain and one of the world’s highest active volcanoes. Located roughly 50 kilometers south of Quito, …
May 28 2024
Volcán Cayambe 🏔️ Overview Volcán Cayambe is Ecuador’s third-highest mountain and one of the most geographically remarkable volcanoes on Earth. Rising to 5,790 meters (18,996 feet), this enormous glacier-covered summit stands in the northern Ecuadorian Andes, approximately 60–70 kilometers northeast of Quito. Cayambe occupies a singular position near the Equator. Although its summit lies slightly …
May 28 2024
Pico Cristóbal Colón 🏔️ Overview Pico Cristóbal Colón rises above the Caribbean lowlands of northern Colombia as one of the two highest summits in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. For decades, it was widely identified as Colombia’s highest mountain, with a traditionally published elevation of 5,775 meters. More recent field measurements, however, have revealed …
Jan 07 2024
Alto San Juan Alto San Juan, also known simply as Cerro Alto or El Alto, is a remote 6,148-meter mountain rising directly on the international border between Chile and Argentina. Surrounded by glaciers and several of the great summits of the high Andes, it is one of the lesser-known 6,000-meter peaks of South America. The …
Jan 06 2024
Marmolejo Marmolejo, or Cerro Marmolejo, is a massive 6,108-meter stratovolcano rising directly on the international border between Chile and Argentina. Located in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes, it is famous for one remarkable geographic distinction: Marmolejo is the southernmost mountain on Earth exceeding 6,000 meters in elevation. Despite reaching more than 20,000 feet, Marmolejo …
Jan 06 2024
San José Rising above the rugged valleys of the Central Andes, San José Volcano is a massive stratovolcano complex straddling the border between Chile and Argentina. Its snow-streaked slopes dominate the upper reaches of Cajón del Maipo, one of the best-known mountain regions near Santiago, Chile. Reaching approximately 5,856 meters (19,213 feet), San José is …
Jan 06 2024
Cerro Colina Cerro Colina is a remote high-Andean mountain on the border between Chile and Argentina, rising to approximately 5,385 meters (17,667 feet) in the Principal Cordillera. Although it receives far less attention than nearby giants such as San José Volcano, Marmolejo, and Maipo Volcano, Cerro Colina is one of the more intriguing 5,000-meter summits …
Jan 06 2024
Maipo Maipo Volcano is a striking, high-altitude stratovolcano on the border between Chile and Argentina, rising above the vast volcanic depression of the Diamante Caldera. Its remarkably symmetrical cone and dramatic setting beside Laguna del Diamante make it one of the most recognizable volcanoes in the Central Andes. Maipo reaches roughly 5,300 meters (17,400 feet) …
