Volcán Tolimán | |
Photo Size: | 250 |
Elevation M: | 3158 |
Prominence M: | 603 |
Location: | Sololá, Guatemala |
Range: | Sierra Madre |
Map: | Guatemala |
Relief: | 1 |
Map Size: | 250 |
Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 14.6133°N -91.1894°W |
Type: | Stratovolcano |
Last Eruption: | Unknown |
Tolimán is a stratovolcano in Guatemala, on the southern shores of Lake Atitlán. Part of the Sierra Madre mountain range, the volcano has an elevation of 3,158 m (10,361 ft) and was formed near the southern margin of the Pleistocene Atitlán III caldera. The top of the volcano has a shallow crater and its flanks are covered with the thick remains of ancient lava flows that emerged from vents in the volcano's flanks.
A parasitic lava dome, known as Cerro de Oro, was formed on the volcano's northern flank, which may have erupted a few thousand years ago.