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.
Illiniza
Most guidebooks (for example, "Lonely Planet Ecuador, Ecuador: A Climbing Guide") spell the mountain with only one "l" as in "Iliniza". The name Illinizas is derived from the Kunza words for "masculine hill."