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Colombia · Stratovolcano

Nevado del Huila

Huila, Nevado del

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
5364m
Last eruption
2012
Nevado del Huila is an elongate, N-S-trending glaciated edifice constructed within an old caldera, seen here from the SW. The northern peak (La Cuesta) is to the left and the lower southern peak to the right is Pico Central.
Nevado del Huila is an elongate, N-S-trending glaciated edifice constructed within an old caldera, seen here from the SW. The northern peak (La Cuesta) is to the left and the lower southern peak to the right is Pico Central. · Photo: Photo by Juan Carlos Diago, 1995 (courtesy of Bernardo Pulgarín, INGEOMINAS, Colombia).
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Colombia
Region
South America / Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
Elevation
5364m
Coordinates
2.930, -76.030
Last eruption
2012
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Nevado del Huila, the highest peak in the Colombian Andes, is an elongated N-S-trending volcanic chain mantled by a glacier icecap.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

From Wikipedia

Nevado del Huila at 5,364 metres (17,598 ft) is the highest volcano in Colombia, located at the tripoint of the departments of Huila, Tolima and Cauca. It is visible from the city of Cali. The andesitic volcano is located on top of the Ibagué Batholith.

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Eruption history

4 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
4
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
1555 (±5 yrs) – 2012
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 3 (2008, the most recent of 2)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
3
Summary (VEI over time)
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1555~1600 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1963~2008 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 315551646178218721963

Detailed timeline

  1. 2008VEI 2Observed
    2008-01-02 – 2008-04-16
  2. 2008VEI 3Observed
    2008-10-26 – 2012-01-14
    Upper SW side of Pico Central
  3. 2007VEI 3Observed
    2007-02-19 – 2007-05-28
  4. 1555 (±5 yrs)VEI ?Observed
    1555 – end unknown

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