Cumbal Volcano

Cumbal
Volcán Cumbal
Cumbal in 2011
Highest point
Elevation4,764 m (15,630 ft)
Prominence1,575 m (5,167 ft)
ListingUltra
Coordinates0°56′56″N 77°53′17″W / 0.949°N 77.888°W / 0.949; -77.888
Geography
Cumbal is located in Colombia
Cumbal
Cumbal
Location of Cumbal in Colombia
LocationColombia
Parent rangeNudo de los Pastos, Western Ranges
 Andes
Geology
Mountain typeAndesitic stratovolcano
Last eruptionDecember 1926

Cumbal is a stratovolcano of the Caribe Terrane, located at the Nudo de los Pastos in Nariño, Colombia. It is the southernmost historically active volcano of Colombia and is together with Chiles and Azufral one of the few volcanoes of the Western Ranges. The volcano is dominated by andesites.[1]

  1. ^ Plancha 447-447bis, 2003