El Escondido

El Escondido (Spanish for "The Hidden One") is a volcano of the Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes in the department of Caldas. The volcano is approximately 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) high.

El Escondido
Volcán El Escondido
El Escondido
Location of El Escondido in Colombia
Highest point
Elevation1,700 m (5,600 ft)
ListingVolcanoes of Colombia
Coordinates05°31′10.1″N 75°02′36.5″W
Geography
LocationSamaná, Caldas
 Colombia
Parent rangeCentral Ranges, Andes
Geology
Age of rockLate Pleistocene (<30,000 years)
Mountain typePyroclastic ring
Volcanic beltNorth Volcanic Zone
 Andean Volcanic Belt
Last eruptionPrehistoric

The volcano, a pyroclastic ring, was discovered in the Selva de Florencia National Natural Park in Samaná,[1] in 2013 on the basis of volcanic products of the volcano, different from those of San Diego to the northeast.[2] The volcano formed approximately 30,000 years ago.[3] The volcano overlies the Early Eocene Florencia Stock.[4]

See also

References

  1. Ortiz Ángel, 2015
  2. Monsalve, 2015
  3. (in Spanish) Geólogos encontraron nuevo volcán en Caldas - El País
  4. Mapa Geológico de Caldas, 1999

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