Ecuador · Andes6,263 m (20,548 ft)Chimborazo 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model
Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for Chimborazo. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.
Accessible mountain refuge situated on the southwestern flank of Chimborazo.
Historic high refuge positioned directly below the trail to El Castillo.
Prominent rock formation marking the transition from rock moraines to the upper glacier.
Highest summit of Chimborazo, representing Earth's closest surface point to the Sun.
Total vertical rise from Carrel Refuge (4,800m) directly to the summit crest.
DMS: 1°28′09″ S, 78°49′03″ W. Verified against alpine geodesy baselines.
The vertical drop to the lowest contour encircling the peak with no higher summit inside it.
Surrounded by lateral moraines, active icefalls, and high glaciated ridges feeding regional river systems.
Topographic Architecture of Chimborazo
Nevado Chimborazo is a colossal 6,263-metre glaciated stratovolcano in the Cordillera Occidental of Ecuador. Because Earth is an oblate spheroid with an equatorial bulge, Chimborazo's summit is the furthest terrestrial point from the center of the Earth (6,384.4 km), making it the closest place on the planet's surface to the Sun. Renowned in exploration history, it was attempted by Alexander von Humboldt in 1802 and finally summited on January 4, 1880, by Edward Whymper alongside Val Tournanche alpine guides Louis Carrel and Jean-Antoine Carrel.