Cerro Machín

Coordinates: 04°29′00″N 75°23′30″W / 4.48333°N 75.39167°W / 4.48333; -75.39167
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Cerro Machín
Cerro Machín in 2021
Highest point
Elevation2,749 m (9,019 ft)[1]
ListingVolcanoes of Colombia
Coordinates04°29′00″N 75°23′30″W / 4.48333°N 75.39167°W / 4.48333; -75.39167[1]
Geography
Cerro Machín is located in Colombia
Cerro Machín
Cerro Machín
Location of Cerro Machín in Colombia
LocationTolima
 Colombia
Parent rangeCentral Ranges
 Andes
Geology
Age of rockPleistocene
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruption1180 ± 150 years[1]

Cerro Machín is a stratovolcano located in Tolima Department, Colombia. Cerro Machin is a volcanic plug that is approximately the same age (1,000,000+ years) as the Ruiz-Tolima Massif and has the appearance of being part of that volcanic system. Its sisters are Nevado del Tolima, 17,060 feet (5,200 m); Santa Isabel, 16,240 feet (4,950 m), Nevado del Ruiz, 17,457 feet (5,321 m), plus nine other lesser volcanoes and a 10,000 feet (3,000 m) volcanic South Wall containing in excess of thirty volcanic domes.

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  1. ^ a b c "Machín". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2007-01-19.