El Escondido

El Escondido
Volcán El Escondido
El Escondido
Location of El Escondido in Colombia
Highest point
Elevation 1,700 m (5,600 ft)
Listing Volcanoes of Colombia
Coordinates 05°31′10.1″N 75°02′36.5″W / 5.519472°N 75.043472°W / 5.519472; -75.043472Coordinates: 05°31′10.1″N 75°02′36.5″W / 5.519472°N 75.043472°W / 5.519472; -75.043472 
Geography
Location Samaná, Caldas
 Colombia
Parent range Central Ranges, Andes
Geology
Age of rock Late Pleistocene (<30,000 years)
Mountain type Pyroclastic ring
Volcanic belt North Volcanic Zone
 Andean Volcanic Belt
Last eruption Prehistoric

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.

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 to 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]

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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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