Cerro Columa Explained

Cerro Columa
Elevation M:3876
Listing:List of volcanoes in Bolivia
Location:Bolivia
Range:Andes
Map:Bolivia
Map Size:250
Label Position:right
Coordinates:-18.5833°N -73°W
Type:Maar
Last Eruption:unknown

Cerro Columa, or Cerro Colluma, is a crater in Bolivia. In 1964 it was considered to be a crater formed by volcanism. Its rims reach an altitude of and in the crater lies a playa lake. The crater has dimensions of 6-. The crater was most likely formed by the collapse of a sediment dome, an origin as a meteorite crater is less likely.

The crater lies on a poorly vegetated desert plain that slopes to Salar de Coipasa. The surrounding plain has an altitude of and was covered by Lake Minchin during the Pleistocene.