El Escondido
Volcán El Escondido
El Escondido is located in Colombia
El Escondido
El Escondido
Location of El Escondido in Colombia
Highest point
Elevation1,700 m (5,600 ft)
ListingVolcanoes of Colombia
Coordinates05°31′10.1″N 75°02′36.5″W / 5.519472°N 75.043472°W / 5.519472; -75.043472
Geography
LocationSamaná, Caldas
 Colombia
Parent rangeCentral Ranges, Andes
Geology
Age of rockLate Pleistocene (<30,000 years)
Mountain typePyroclastic ring
Volcanic beltNorth Volcanic Zone
 Andean Volcanic Belt
Last eruptionPrehistoric

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 based on volcanic products of the volcano, different from 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]

See also

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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