A Wild Unpaved Road to Pico de las Antenas
Ecuador, south-america
3.5 km
4,350 m
hard
Year-round
Pico de las Antenas is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 4,350 m (14,271 ft) above sea level, located in Ecuador. It’s one of the highest roads in the country.
The peak is called Pico de las Antenas (“Antenas Peak”) due to an array of telecommunication antennas and towers at the summit, commonly known as Papallacta Antennas.
The peak is located east of Quito, on the boundary of Pichincha and Napo Provinces, in the north-central part of the country, within the Parque Nacional Cayambe Coca.
The road to the summit is totally unpaved and challenging, with big rocks, sharp turns, steep parts, and narrow sections. A 4x4 vehicle is required. If you go, be prepared for very high elevation conditions.
Set high in the Andes just off the Eastern Cordilleras, the road to the summit is 3.5 km (2.17 miles) long starting from La Virgen Pass. Over this distance, the elevation gain is 276 m and the average gradient is 7.88%.Pic: Jesus Ramos Martin
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Where is it?
A Wild Unpaved Road to Pico de las Antenas is located in Ecuador (south-america). Coordinates: -1.3775, -78.3748
Road Details
- Country
- Ecuador
- Continent
- south-america
- Length
- 3.5 km
- Max Elevation
- 4,350 m
- Difficulty
- hard
- Coordinates
- -1.3775, -78.3748
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