Guatemala · Volcanic field

Cerro Santiago

Santiago, Cerro

Type: Volcanic field
Elevation: 1192m
Last eruption: Unknown

Cerro Santiago — Photo: Giuseppina Kysar, SI · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Type: Volcanic field
Country: Guatemala
Region: Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
Elevation: 1192m
Coordinates: 14.330, -89.870
Last eruption: Unknown
Tectonic setting: Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform: Cluster
Major rock type: Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

A cluster of cinder cones and low shield volcanoes surrounds the city of Jutiapa in SE Guatemala. The most prominent is Cerro Santiago, one of two coalescing cinder cones capping a shield SE of the city.

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From Wikipedia

Cerro Santiago is one of the most prominent cinder cones of a volcanic field surrounding the city of Jutiapa in southern Guatemala. Its elevation is 1,192 m.

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Eruption history

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