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Michoacán–Guanajuato volcanic field is located in the Michoacán and Guanajuato states of central Mexico. It is a volcanic field that takes the form of a large cinder cone field, with numerous shield volcanoes and maars. Pico de Tancítaro (3860 m) is the highest peak.
El Jorullo is a cinder cone volcano in Michoacán, central Mexico, on the southwest slope of the central plateau, 33 miles (53 kilometers) southeast of Uruapan in an area known as the Michoacán-Guanajuato volcanic field. It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) east-northeast of La Huacana. Its current elevation is 4,360 ft (1,329 m).
Notable volcanoes in Mexico include Popocatépetl, one of the country's most active and dangerous volcanoes, Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl), the highest peak in Mexico, and Parícutin, a cinder cone volcano that famously emerged from a cornfield in 1943. Mexican volcanoes play a significant role in the country's geography, climate, and culture ...
The Siete Luminarias are low-rimmed volcanoes, or maars, with steep-sided, flat-bottomed central craters up to one kilometer in diameter. [2] The seven craters are Hoya la Alberca (1672 meters elevation), Hoya de Cíntora (1703 m), Hoya de Flores or Hoya de Alvarez (2100 m), Rincón de Parangueo (2050 m), Hoya de San Nicolás de Parangueo (1820 m), Hoya Blanca (1819 m), and Hoya Solís (1787 m).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 December 2024. Dormant volcano in Michoacán, Mexico Parícutin Parícutin in 1994 Highest point Elevation 2,800 m (9,200 ft) Prominence 208 m (682 ft) Coordinates 19°29′35″N 102°15′4″W / 19.49306°N 102.25111°W / 19.49306; -102.25111 Geography Parícutin location of Parícutin ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates) ... Michoacán–Guanajuato volcanic field (6 P) Volcanoes of Morelos (1 ...
Pages in category "Volcanoes of Guanajuato" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. M.
It was active from 800,000 to 237,000 years ago, and is currently believed to be extinct. It is part of the much larger Michoacán–Guanajuato volcanic field. Portions of the volcanic field are still active. Parícutin is a young volcano located 11 km northeast of Pico de Tancítaro. It first erupted in 1943 and remained active and grew in ...