Volcán Ipala

Volcán Ipala is a stratovolcano in south-eastern Guatemala. It has a 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) wide summit crater which contains a crater lake (Lake Ipala), whose surface lies about 150 m (500 ft) below the crater rim. Volcán Ipala is part of a cluster of small stratovolcanoes and cinder cone fields in south-eastern Guatemala.

Volcán Ipala
Highest point
Elevation1,650 m (5,410 ft)
Coordinates14°33′00″N 89°37′48″W
Geography
Volcán Ipala
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionUnknown

See also

References

  • "Ipala". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.


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