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South America / Colombia / Nevado del Tolima
Record SL-775051 · Wikidata Q144327

Nevado del Tolima

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Elevation
5,215 m
17,110 ft
Prominence
1,238 m
Isolation
Coordinates
4.6588° N, 75.3296° W
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Nevado del Tolima
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Description

Wikipedia

The Nevado del Tolima is a Late Pleistocene to recently active andesitic stratovolcano located in the Tolima department, Colombia. The volcano lies south of Nevado del Ruiz volcano and is situated within the Los Nevados National Natural Park. The volcano, whose most recent activity dates to 1943 and last major eruption around 3600 years ago, overlies the Eocene El Bosque Batholith, dated at 49.1 ± 1.7 Ma.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Cerro Negro 4,980 m S 181° 0.6 km
Espolón El Gusano 5,002 m NW 317° 0.6 km
Espolón del Placer 4,934 m NE 54° 0.7 km
Espolón Mesetas 5,000 m E 84° 0.7 km
El Calvito 4,318 m NW 299° 2.6 km
Alto de Boquerón 4,033 m E 80° 3.6 km