Rumiñahui (volcano)

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Rumiñahui
The 3 tips of the Rumiñahui

The 3 tips of the Rumiñahui

height 4721  m
location Ecuador
Mountains To the
Coordinates 0 ° 35 '23 "  S , 78 ° 30' 32"  W Coordinates: 0 ° 35 '23 "  S , 78 ° 30' 32"  W
Rumiñahui (volcano) (Ecuador)
Rumiñahui (volcano)
Type extinct volcano

The Rumiñahui (from Quechua rumi = rock, ñahui = face) is a 4721 m high, no longer active, heavily eroded volcano , which is located south of Quito in the Andes of Ecuador . It is towered over by its neighbor Cotopaxi and is easy to climb.