Altar 5300m
El Altar is a mountain sub-system in Ecuador with an elevation of 5300 metres. El Altar is within the following mountain ranges: Ecuadorian Andes. Its territory is within the Ecuatorian protection area of Sangay National Park. It is on the border of 2 provinces: Ecuatorian provinces of Riobamba and Pablo Sexto. Its slopes are within 2 cities: Ecuatorian cities of Pablo Sexto and Quimiag.
Based on the elevation provided by the available Digital elevation models, SRTM filled with ASTER (5300m), TanDEM-X(5217m), , El Altar is about 5300 meters above sea level.The height of the nearest key col is 3247 meters so its prominence is 2053 meters. El Altar is listed as mountain sub-system, based on the Dominance system and its dominance is 38,74%.
| Name | El Altar |
| Altitude | 5300m |
| Lat/Lon | -1,68485,-78,4234 |
| Dominance % | 38,74% |
| Prominence | 2053 |
| Key Lat/Lon | -2,06286,-78,7415 |
| Key Col Alt | 3247 |
| Parent Peak | Chimborazo -1,46919,-78,8172 |
| Dominance Class | mountain sub-system |
| DEM Avg. Altitude | 5300 |
| TanDEM-X | 5217 |
| ALOS | 5185 |
| First Ascent info | Marino Tremonti, Ferdinando Gaspard and Claudio Zardini (Italy) - 07/07/1963 |
| First Ascent Source | BOOK: Ande Ecuatoriane Prima Ascencione dell Altar AUTHOR: Sezione di Udine del CAI DATE: 1963 PAGE: 43 / BOOK: Mountaineering Literature AUTHOR: Jill Neate PAGE: Ecuador |
| Isolation | 49,9km |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Ecuador City | Pablo Sexto, Quimiag |
| Ecuador Province | Riobamba, Pablo Sexto |
| Ecuador Department | Morona Santiago, Chimborazo |
| Ecuador Protection Area | Sangay National Park |
| Mountain Range Level 1 | Ecuadorian Andes |
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