Английская Википедия:El Altar
Шаблон:Infobox mountain El Altar or Capac Urcu (possibly from Kichwa kapak principal, great, important / magnificence, urku mountain)[1][2] is an extinct volcano on the western side of Sangay National Park in Ecuador, Шаблон:Cvt south of Quito, with a highest point of Шаблон:Cvt. Spaniards named it so because it resembled two nuns and four friars listening to a bishop around a church altar. In older English sources it is also called The Altar.[3]
Geology
El Altar consists of a large stratovolcano of Pliocene-Pleistocene age with a caldera breached to the west. Inca legends report that the top of El Altar collapsed after seven years of activity in about 1460, but the caldera is considered to be much older than this by geologists. Nine major peaks over Шаблон:Convert form a horseshoe-shaped ridge about Шаблон:Convert across, surrounding a central basin that contains a crater lake at about Шаблон:Convert, known as Laguna Collanes or Laguna Amarilla.
Access and recreation
El Altar is perhaps the most technically demanding climb in Ecuador. The route to the El Obispo summit is graded D+.[4] December through February are the best months to attempt an ascent. Much more accessible is the hike to the lake within the caldera of the mountain. From Riobamba, one takes a bus for about an hour to Candelaria and then checks in at the ranger station to enter the Sangay park. About 4–7 hours of an extremely muddy trail (knee-high rubber boots are recommended) leaves one at the refuge belonging to Hacienda Releche, which can be rented. The refuge has many beds, and a kitchen. To hike to the lake is another 1.5h - 2 hours from the refuge across a valley and up a steep hill.
List of peaks
The nine peaks of El Altar, starting with the highest summit on the south side and proceeding counterclockwise:
| Peak name | Translation | Elevation | Direction from lake | First ascent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obispo | Bishop | Шаблон:Convert | South | July 7, 1963, Ferdinando Gaspard, Marino Tremonti, Claudio Zardini |
| Monja Grande | Great Nun | Шаблон:Convert | Southeast | August 17, 1968, Bill Ross and Margaret Young |
| Monja Chica | Small Nun | Шаблон:Convert | East-Southeast | January 16, 1971, Peter Bednar and party |
| Tabernáculo | Tabernacle | Шаблон:Convert | East | |
| Fraile Oriental | Eastern Friar | Шаблон:Convert | East-Northeast | September 28, 1979, Fernando Jaramillo, Danny Moreno, Luis Naranjo, Hernán Reinoso, Mauricio Reinoso and Marcos Serrano |
| Fraile Beato | Devout Friar | Шаблон:Convert | East-Northeast | |
| Fraile Central | Central Friar | Шаблон:Convert | Northeast | |
| Fraile Grande | Great Friar | Шаблон:Convert | North-Northeast | December 1, 1972, Lorenzo Lorenzi, Armando Perron, Marino Tremonti |
| Canónigo | Canon | Шаблон:Convert | North | March 7, 1965, Ferdinando Gaspard, Lorenzo Lorenzi, Marino Tremonti, Claudio Zardini |
See also
- Geography of Ecuador
- List of mountains in Ecuador
- List of Ultras of South America
- Lists of volcanoes
References
Sources
- Шаблон:Cite book
- Шаблон:Cite book (in Spanish)
- Шаблон:Cite book
- Шаблон:Cite gvp
External links
- ↑ Kichwa Yachakukkunapa Shimiyuk Kamu (Ministry of Education, Ecuador) (Kichwa-Spanish dictionary), 2009
- ↑ Miñaca Rea Silvia Patricia, Vallejo Lara Vicente Orlando, Diseño de paquetes turísticos para el Nevado Los Altares por el sector Inguisay, Universidad de Chimborazo, 2010 (in Spanish)
- ↑ The New International Encyclopaedia Volume 1 ed Frank Moore Colby, Talcott Williams 1918 Page 618 "The northern group, mainly comprised in Ecuador, is the most imposing collection of active and extinct volcanoes on earth. ... The Altar, a truncated mountain, 17,736 feet in height, is said to have once been the highest in the region"
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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