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Mountain · Ecuador · Cordillera Occidental

Iliniza

Elevation
5,248 m
#482
in the world
#8
in Ecuador
1,750 m
prominence

Iliniza is a mountain in Ecuador, rising to 5,248 m, the 8th highest in Ecuador, part of the Cordillera Occidental.

Elevation
5,248 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,750 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#482
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Iliniza

Iliniza lies in Ecuador, in Pichincha.

Key facts

Elevation
5,248 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,750 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Pichincha
Coordinates
-0.661, -78.715

How it ranks

Among peaks in Ecuador
#8of 39
LargestSmallest
In the Cordillera Occidental
#1of 11
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#482of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Lliniza Sur5,084 m0.2 km
Lliniza Norte4,890 m1.8 km
Corazón4,790 m16 km
Rumiñahui4,721 m21 km
Quilotoa3,914 m30 km
Cotopaxi5,896 m31 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Iliniza.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
MachachiEcuador25,74223 km
LatacungaEcuador205,62432 km
PujilíEcuador16,16833 km
QuitoEcuador2,781,64153 km
La ManáEcuador16,45065 km

About this mountain

At 5,248 m, Iliniza is Ecuador's eighth-highest peak and stands 1,750 m above the lowest saddle connecting it to higher ground. The mountain lies in the Cordillera Occidental 23.1 km from Machachi. Lliniza Sur rises to 5,084 m just 0.2 km away, while Lliniza Norte reaches 4,890 m at 1.8 km distance.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

#PeakElevation
1Chimborazo6,267 m
2Cotopaxi5,896 m
3Cayambe5,790 m
4Antisana5,753 m
5Altar5,319 m
6Cotopaxi5,315 m
7Cerro Altar5,273 m
8Iliniza5,248 m
9Sangay5,230 m
10Lliniza Sur5,084 m

Common questions

How tall is Iliniza?
Iliniza rises to 5,248 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Iliniza?
Iliniza is in Ecuador, in Pichincha.
Where does Iliniza rank?
It is the 8th highest of the 39 peaks we list in Ecuador, and #482 worldwide.
What is the nearest city to Iliniza?
Machachi, Ecuador, about 23 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.