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Antisana
Antisana
	Northwest face of Antisana volcano at sunrise
Highest point
Elevation	5,753 m (18,875 ft)
Prominence	1,678 m (5,505 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	00°28′53″S 78°08′27″W / 0.48139°S 78.14083°W
Geography
	Antisana Ecuador
Parent range	Cordillera Real (Andes)
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt	North Volcanic Zone
Last eruption	1801 to 1802
Climbing
Easiest route	snow/ice climb [?]

Antisana is a stratovolcano of the northern Andes, in Ecuador. It is the fourth highest volcano in Ecuador, at 5,753 metres (18,875 ft), and is located 50 kilometres (31 mi) SE of the capital city of Quito.

Antisana presents one of the most challenging technical climbs in the Ecuadorian Andes.^{[citation needed]} Next to the Pichincha, Cotopaxi, Tungurahua and Chimborazo, the Antisana belongs to the five volcanic mountains that the Prussian-born explorer Alexander von Humboldt tried to climb in 1802 during his American journey.^[3]

Major volcanoes in Ecuador

References

^ ^a ^b "Ecuador" Ultra-Prominence page. Peaklist.org. This peak is sometimes listed at 5,758 m or 5,753 m, though these figures are incompatible with SRTM data which suggests an estimated elevation closer to 5,704 m. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Antisana". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
^ Daum, Andreas (2024). Alexander von Humboldt: A Concise Biography. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. pp. 73‒75. ISBN 978-0-691-24737-3.