Nevado de Santa Isabel | |
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Santa Isabel Volcano | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,950 m (16,240 ft)[1] |
Listing | Volcanoes of Colombia |
Coordinates | 04°49′N 75°22′W / 4.817°N 75.367°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Tolima Colombia |
Parent range | Central Ranges, Andes |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Shield volcano |
Volcanic belt | North Volcanic Zone Andean Volcanic Belt |
Last eruption | 1943 |
Nevado de Santa Isabel (English: "The Snowy of Saint Isabel") is a shield volcano straddling the boundaries of the Colombian departments of Tolima, Caldas, and Risaralda, being the highest point of the latter. The volcano lies approximately 10 kilometers southwest of the larger Nevado del Ruiz volcano. Santa Isabel is the third highest peak in Los Nevados National Natural Park. It is a relatively flat volcano with three domes of nearly equal elevation.