Chimborazo
With a peak elevation of , 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.
Mount Everest
The summit of Chimborazo in Ecuador is farther from earth's centre () than that of Everest (), because the earth bulges at the equator. This is despite Chimborazo having a peak above sea level versus Mount Everest's .