Chimborazo

Chimborazo is an as of now inert stratovolcano in the Cordillera Occidental scope of the Andes. Its last realized ejection is accepted to have happened around 550 A.D. with a pinnacle rise of 6,263 m 20,548 ft, Chimborazo is the most noteworthy mountain in Ecuador. Chimborazo isn't the most noteworthy mountain by height above ocean level, however its area along the tropical lump makes its summit the most remote point on the Earth's surface from the Earth's middle. Chimborazo is in the Chimborazo Province of Ecuador, 150 km or 93 mi south-southwest of the capital Quito. Under clear conditions, the summit of Chimborazo can be seen from the waterfront city Guayaquil, almost 140 km away. The closest urban areas are Riobamba 30 km toward the southeast, Ambato 30 km toward the upper east and Guaranda 25 km toward the southwest.

Chimborazo is encompassed by the Reserva de Produccion Faunistica Chimborazo, which structures a secured biological system to save the natural surroundings for the Andes local camelids of vicuna, llama, and alpaca. Chimborazo is at the main end of the Ecuadorian Volcanic Arc, northwest of the town of Riobamba. Chimborazo is in la Avenida de Los Volcanes the Avenue of Volcanoes west of the Sanancajas mountain chain. Carihuairazo, Tungurahua, Tulabug, and El Altar are all mountains that neighbor Chimborazo. The closest mountain peak, Carihuairazo, is 5.8 mi or 9.3 km from Chimborazo. There are many microclimates near Chimborazo, varying from the desert in the Arenal to the humid mountains in the Abraspungo valley.