Las Ánimas | |
Other Name: | Volcán Las Ánimas |
Elevation M: | 4175 |
Map: | Colombia |
Listing: | Volcanoes of Colombia |
Range: | Central Ranges, Andes |
Location: | Cauca & Nariño |
Coordinates: | 1.564°N -76.8544°W |
Age: | Plio-Pleistocene |
Volcanic Belt: | North Volcanic Zone Andean Volcanic Belt |
Last Eruption: | Prehistoric |
Las Ánimas is a volcano of the Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes at the border of the departments of Cauca and Nariño. The volcano is 4175m (13,698feet) high.[1]
As are the neighbouring Petacas, the volcano is part of the Doña Juana Volcanic Complex,[2] and lies northeast of the main volcano and southeast of the Petacas.[3] The products of the volcanic activity of the volcano have been found in San Pablo, Nariño.[4] The activity of the volcano has been noted as prehistoric.[5]
The volcanoes are located between the El Tablón Fault to the west and the San Jerónimo Fault to the east.[6]