Mexico · Stratovolcano
Nevado de Toluca
Toluca, Nevado de
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 4680m
- Last eruption
- -1350
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- Middle America & Caribbean / Trans-Mexican Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 4680m
- Coordinates
- 19.108, -99.758
- Last eruption
- -1350
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Nevado de Toluca, México's fourth highest peak, rises above the Toluca basin about 80 km W of Mexico City.
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From Wikipedia
Nevado de Toluca is a stratovolcano in central Mexico, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Mexico City near the city of Toluca. It is the fourth highest of Mexico's peaks, after Pico de Orizaba, Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl. The volcano and the area around it is now a national park, which was closed indefinitely in August 2025 after an accident.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1350 BCE – 1350 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1350 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate1350 BCE – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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