Ecuador · Andes5,897 m (19,347 ft)Cotopaxi 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model
Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for Cotopaxi. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.
Bustling alpine hut situated on the northern slope of Cotopaxi, serving as the standard staging point.
Crux section traversing beneath a colossal dark rock bastion across steep 45° firn.
Summit rim offering dizzying views into the 800-metre-wide steaming volcanic caldera.
Total vertical rise from José Rivas Refuge (4,864m) directly to the summit crest.
DMS: 0°40′50″ S, 78°26′16″ 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 Cotopaxi
Volcán Cotopaxi is a near-perfect symmetrical stratovolcano rising to 5,897 metres in the Eastern Cordillera of the Ecuadorian Andes. One of the highest historically active volcanoes on Earth, its snow-mantled cone encases an 800-metre-wide crater emitting sulfurous steam vents and fumaroles. The volcano was first climbed on November 28, 1872, by German geologist Wilhelm Reiss and Colombian-Ecuadorian explorer Ángel María Escobar, who spent hours surveying the inner crater rim.