South America
Ecuador
Pichincha

Pichincha

Pichincha is a stratovolcano in . The capital wraps around its eastern slopes. The two highest peaks of the mountain are Wawa Pichincha and Ruku Pichincha. The active caldera is in Wawa Pichincha on the western side of the mountain.
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  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 4,784 metres
  • Description: volcano in Quito Metro, Ecuador
  • Also known as: “Guagua Pichincha”, “Pichincha Volcano”, and “Rucu Pichincha”

Pichincha

Latitude
-0.16572° or 0° 9′ 57″ south
Longitude
-78.60434° or 78° 36′ 16″ west
Elevation
4,784 metres (15,696 feet)
Open location code
67F3R9MW+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 249412184
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­trekking
Geo­Names ID
3657683
Wiki­data ID
Q742216
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Pichincha” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Pichincha (sumendia)”
  • Basque: “Pichincha”
  • Belarusian: “Вулкан Пічынча”
  • Belarusian: “Пічынча”
  • Bosnian: “Pichincha”
  • Catalan: “Guagua Pichincha”
  • Catalan: “Pichincha”
  • Catalan: “Rucu Pichincha”
  • Catalan: “volcà Pichincha”
  • Cebuano: “Guagua Pichincha (kono sa Ecuador)”
  • Cebuano: “Pichincha Volcano”
  • Chinese: “皮欽查火山”
  • Chinese: “皮钦查火山”
  • Czech: “Pichincha”
  • Dutch: “Pichincha”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پيكينتشا ڤولكانو”
  • Esperanto: “Pichincha”
  • Finnish: “Pichincha”
  • French: “Guagua Pichincha”
  • French: “Pichincha”
  • French: “Rucu Pichincha”
  • Galician: “Guagua Pichincha”
  • Galician: “Pichincha”
  • Galician: “Rucu Pichincha”
  • Galician: “Volcan Pichincha”
  • Galician: “Volcán Pichincha”
  • Georgian: “პიჩინჩის ვულკანი”
  • German: “Pichincha”
  • German: “Pichinchas”
  • Hungarian: “Pichincha”
  • Indonesian: “Pichincha”
  • Italian: “Guagua Pichincha”
  • Italian: “Pichincha”
  • Italian: “Rucu Pichincha”
  • Korean: “루쿠 피친차 산”
  • Korean: “피친차산”
  • Ladin: “Pichincha Volcano”
  • Lithuanian: “Pičinča”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Guagua Pichincha”
  • Persian: “آتشفشان پیچینچا”
  • Polish: “Pichincha”
  • Portuguese: “Guagua Pichincha”
  • Portuguese: “Pichincha”
  • Portuguese: “Rucu Pichincha”
  • Portuguese: “Vulcão Pichincha”
  • Quechua: “Pichincha”
  • Russian: “Пичинча”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Pichincha (vulkan)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Pichincha”
  • Slovak: “Guagua Pichincha”
  • Spanish: “Guagua Pichincha”
  • Spanish: “Macizo de los Pichinchas”
  • Spanish: “Pichincha”
  • Spanish: “Rucu Pichincha”
  • Spanish: “Volcan Pichincha”
  • Spanish: “Volcán Pichincha”
  • Swahili: “Pichincha”
  • Swedish: “Pichincha”
  • Turkish: “Pichincha dağı”
  • Turkish: “Pichincha”
  • Ukrainian: “Пічинча”
  • Ukrainian: “Пічінча”
  • Venetian: “Pichincha”

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