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Cayambe (5790m)

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Cayambe liegt auf 5790 Metern Höhe in Ecuador, Teil der Andes, South America. Dieser Gipfel wird als Stratovolcano klassifiziert.

Cayambe — 5,790m — Ecuador — watercolor illustration
Höhe
5790 m
Prominenz
— m
Koordinaten
0,029167, -77,986111
Typ
stratovolcano

Höhenvergleich

Meeresspiegel 0 m Ben Nevis 1,345 m Mont Blanc 4,808 m Denali 6,190 m Mt. Everest 8,849 m Cayambe 5790 m
Vulkanisch

Über diesen Berg

Cayambe (5790m) is a stratovolcano in the Andes, Ecuador. Grade 3/5: strenuous climb with technical sections demanding experience. This stratovolcano rises steeply from the surrounding terrain with a classic conical profile. Routes involve exposed ridge sections and require careful route-finding.

Routen

Saisonale Bedingungen

Topografische Analyse

Höhenlinienkarte

Topographic contour map of Cayambe (5790m)

The topographic contour map of Cayambe (5790m) in the Andes shows near-circular, closely spaced contours indicating steep conical slopes. Contour lines are drawn at 100m intervals, with index contours (thicker lines) every 500m. The hypsometric color scale ranges from green (lower elevations) through yellow and orange to white (highest elevations near the 5,790m summit). Above 5,000m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

Höhenprofil

Elevation profile of Cayambe (5790m)

The east–west elevation profile of Cayambe (5790m) in the Andes shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 5,790m. The color gradient transitions from green (valley floor) to white (summit zone), with the red summit marker indicating the peak. The dashed blue snow line at 5,000m marks the approximate elevation above which permanent snow persists year-round.

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