Volcán Altar | El Altar Volcán Altar, usually called El Altar, is one of the most spectacular eroded volcanic massifs in the Ecuadorian Andes. Rising to approximately 5,319 meters (17,451 feet) at its highest summit, El Obispo, the mountain forms a dramatic semicircle of jagged, glacier-carved peaks surrounding the turquoise waters of Laguna Amarilla. Located …
