Almolonga

This article is about a volcano. For the eponymous city, see Almolonga, Quetzaltenango.

Almolonga volcano
(Cerro Quemado)
The rounded hills in the middle, are part of a chain of lava domes of the Almolonga volcanic field
Highest point
Elevation	3,197 m (10,489 ft)
Geography
Almolonga volcano Guatemala
Location	Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Parent range	Sierra Madre
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	January to June 1818

Major Volcanoes of Guatemala

The Almolonga volcano, sometimes also called "Cerro Quemado" (Burned Mountain) or "La Muela" (The Molar) for it distinct shape, is an andesitic stratovolcano in the south-western department of Quetzaltenango in Guatemala. The volcano is located near the town of Almolonga, just south of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala's second largest city.

The Volcano is set along the Zunil fault zone and has a central caldera surrounded by several dacitic and rhyolitic lava domes. Cerro Quemado is the largest and youngest lava dome complex and is the only one that has erupted (1818). The northern and eastern flanks of Cerro Quemado have hot springs.

See also

• List of volcanoes in Guatemala

References

• "Almolonga". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.