Record SL-847908 · Wikidata Q3045228
Coatepeque Caldera
Kuātepēk
No list classifications
Elevation
746
m
2,448 ft
Prominence
—
Isolation
—
Coordinates
13.8700° N,
89.5500° W
Grid ref
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Description
WikipediaCoatepeque Caldera (Nawat: kuātepēk, "at the snake hill") is a volcanic caldera in El Salvador in Central America. The caldera was formed during a series of rhyolitic explosive eruptions from a group of stratovolcanoes between about 72,000 and 57,000 years ago. Since then, basaltic cinder cones and lava flows formed near the west edge of the caldera, and six rhyodacitic lava domes have formed. The youngest dome, Cerro Pacho, formed after 8000 BC.
Best months
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Neighbouring summits
| Name | Elevation | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro de Afate | 809 m | SW 217° | 3.3 km |
| Cerro El Pajal | 1,305 m | W 266° | 3.8 km |
| Cerro Pacho | 947 m | SW 222° | 4.2 km |
| Cerro Guacamayero | 905 m | SW 235° | 4.3 km |
| Cerro Mascarón | 1,602 m | W 265° | 4.9 km |