Volcán Tolimán Explained

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.

Cerro de Oro

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.

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