Sincholagua map

Sincholagua

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3 358 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

532 m

Prominence

Peak’s prominence is the least
vertical to be covered to get from the
summit to any other higher terrain.

Proportional Prominence 921 m

About

Sincholagua is an inactive volcano located in Ecuador 17 km (11 mi) northeast of Cotopaxi Volcano and 45 km (28 mi) southeast of Quito. It is the 12th highest peak in the country at 4,899 m (16,073 ft) but also one of the lesser known ones. The name of the mountain comes from the indigenous language Quichua and means "strong above". Due to its close proximity to Cotopaxi, the second highest peak in Ecuador and the most popular volcano, it is far less frequently visited compared to other mountains in the country. It has a sharp peak and at one point had glacial cover year round, but all of the glaciers melted a few decades ago. However, snow can still be seen on the peak since there is sometimes heavy snowfall at the summit.

There's a trail leading to the summit.

By elevation Sincholagua is

# 48 out of 127 in Quito
# 88 out of 188 in Pichincha

By prominence Sincholagua is

# 77 out of 1297 in Ecuador
# 6 out of 127 in Quito
# 14 out of 188 in Pichincha
# 65 out of 1258 in America/Guayaquil Time Zone (Ecuador mainland)