Cayambe (volcano)

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Cayambe is the name of a volcano located in the central branch of the Ecuadorian Andes, in Pichincha province some 70 km northeast of Quito. Its exact location is 0.029 N 77.985 W and its elevation is 5,790 metres. It is the third highest mountain in Ecuador. It was first scaled by British climber Edward Whymper and his two Italian guides and companions Juan Antonio and Luis Carrel in 1880, and is a favourite of mountain climbers today. Cayambe, which has a permanent snow cap, is a Holocene compound volcano which has not erupted in historical times. At 4,690 m on its south slope is the highest point in the world crossed by the Equator and the only point on the Equator with snow lying (Google Earth images). The volcano is located within the Cayambe-Coca Ecological Reserve.