Cerro Nicholson | |
Elevation M: | 2525 |
Elevation Ft: | 8282 |
Coordinates: | -16.261°N -71.754°W |
Cerro Nicholson is a scoria cone in Peru. It is constructed on top of the 1.65 mya Arequipa Airport Ignimbrite and is well preserved with a summit crater. It is located west-southwest of Chachani volcano and was emplaced 77,400 ± 18,400 years ago.
It is part of the so-called "Yura Monogenetic Field", which was only discovered in 2022. Lavas erupted from this centre are dark in colour. They are basalt andesitic with vesicularity between 0 and 70%.