Corazón | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,790 m (15,720 ft) |
Coordinates | 00°32′S 78°40′W / 0.533°S 78.667°W |
Geography | |
Parent range | Andes |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | Pleistocene ages |
Climbing | |
First ascent | July 20, 1738 by Pierre Bouguer and Charles-Marie de La Condamine [1] |
Corazón ( Spanish: " heart") is an inactive, eroded stratovolcano of Ecuador, situated about 30 km southwest of Quito in the western slopes of the Andes.
Corazón | |
---|---|
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,790 m (15,720 ft) |
Coordinates | 00°32′S 78°40′W / 0.533°S 78.667°W |
Geography | |
Parent range | Andes |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | Pleistocene ages |
Climbing | |
First ascent | July 20, 1738 by Pierre Bouguer and Charles-Marie de La Condamine [1] |
Corazón ( Spanish: " heart") is an inactive, eroded stratovolcano of Ecuador, situated about 30 km southwest of Quito in the western slopes of the Andes.