El Altar
El Altar or Capac Urcu is an extinct volcano on the western side of Sangay National Park in Ecuador, 170 km south of Quito, with a highest point of 5,319 m.El Altar
- Type: Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Ecuador, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-1.6773° or 1° 40′ 38″ southLongitude
-78.4176° or 78° 25′ 3″ westOpen location code
67C38HFJ+3XOpenStreetMap ID
way 31475577OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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