# Pichincha

- **Country:** Ecuador
- **Coordinates:** -0.171000, -78.598000
- **Age:** Quaternary
- **Type:** Stratovolcano
- **Range:** Andes
- **Listing:** Ultra
- **Location:** Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
- **Map Size:** 250
- **Elevation M:** 4784
- **First Ascent:** 1582 by José Ortiguera and others (first recorded ascent of Guagua Pichincha).
- **Prominence M:** 1652
- **Last Eruption:** October to December 2002
- **Volcanic Zone:** North Volcanic Zone

Pichincha is a stratovolcano in Ecuador. The capital Quito wraps around its eastern slopes.

![Photo of Pichincha](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Rucu_Pichincha_and_Trail.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pichincha_(volcano) (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)