Paso Entre Picos
An out-and-back trail, 0.3 miles each way (0.7 miles round trip) in Pichincha, Ecuador.
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 723 ft
- climb
- 13,529 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Paso Entre Picos is an out-and-back trail, 0.3 miles each way (0.7 miles round trip) in Pichincha, Ecuador. It runs between about 13,180 ft and 13,530 ft above sea level, with roughly 200 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is grass. The nearest town is Santa Rosa de los Molinos, about 4.9 miles east of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Pasochoa, Pasochoa 2 and Pasochoa West. For camping, Campamento del Pasochoa and Secret Garden Cotopaxi are within about 6 miles. There are 3 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Paso Entre Picos for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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