<Tr> <Th> Easiest route </Th> <Td> Glacier / snow climb PD </Td> </Tr> <P> Chimborazo (Spanish pronunciation: (tʃimboˈɾaso)) is a currently inactive stratovolcano in the Cordillera Occidental range of the Andes . Its last known eruption is believed to have occurred around 550 C.E. </P> <P> With a peak elevation of 6,263 m (20,548 ft), Chimborazo is the highest mountain in Ecuador . It is the highest peak near the equator . Chimborazo is not the highest mountain by elevation above sea level, but its location along the equatorial bulge makes its summit the farthest point on the Earth's surface from the Earth's center (as well as the point on Earth closest to the moon). </P> <P> Chimborazo is in the Cordillera Occidental of the Andes of central Ecuador, 150 km (93 mi) south - southwest of the capital Quito . It is a neighbor to 5,018 m high Carihuairazo . Chimborazo's summit rises 2,500 m above the surrounding highlands (~ 3,500 to 4,000 m) with a ≈ 20 km wide base . </P>

What is the farthest point from the earth center