Michinmahuida | |
Elevation M: | 2450 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 1518 |
Listing: | Ultra |
Map: | Chile |
Map Size: | 180 |
Location: | Chile |
Coordinates: | -42.7992°N -72.4458°W |
Type: | Stratovolcano |
Last Eruption: | February to March 1835 |
Michinmahuida (pronounced as /es/) (alternate spellings Minchinmávida or Michimahuida) is a glaciated stratovolcano located in Los Lagos Region of Chile. It lies about 15 km east of Chaitén volcano, and was extensively covered in ash during the 2008 eruption of Chaitén.[2] The stratovolcano lies above the regional Liquine-Ofqui Fault zone, and the ice-covered massif towers over the south portion of Pumalín Park. It has a summit elevation of 2,450 meters above sea level.