The Illinizas
The Illinizas are a pair of volcanic mountains that are located in the north of Latacunga, Cotopaxi, Ecuador. They are located in the Illinizas Ecological Reserve . These twin mountains are separated by a saddle that is about a kilometer long. The peaks are among the highest in Ecuador, with Illiniza Sur standing slightly taller than Illiniza Norte, its northern counterpart, at 5248 metres and 5126 metres respectively.
Details
- Age
- Holocene
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Range
- Andes
- Listing
- UltraList of volcanoes in Ecuador
- Location
- Latacunga, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
- Elevation
- Illiniza Sur: 5248 mIlliniza Norte: 5126 m
- Elevation M
- 5126
- First Ascent
- Iliniza Sur: May 1880 by Jean-Antoine Carrel and Louis CarrelIliniza Norte: March 1912 by Nicolás Martínez and Alejandro Villavicencio.
- Prominence M
- 1750
- Last Eruption
- Unknown