Chimborazo. Chimborazo is a stratovolcano in Ecuador and the Cordillera Occidental range of the Andes. It is the highest point on earth, measured from the earth's center. Its last known eruption is believed to have occurred around AD 550. Although not the tallest mountain in the Andes or on Earth relative to sea level, its summit is the farthest point on Earth's surface from the Earth's center due to its location along the planet's equatorial bulge. Chimborazo's height from sea level is 6,263??m (20,548??ft), well below that of Mount Everest at 8,849??m (29,032??ft).
