Cerro Colorado (volcano)

Cerro Colorado
The Cerro Colorado volcano, seen from the west. The right, part of volcán Escalante (El Apagado)
Highest point
Elevation	5,748 m (18,858 ft)
Coordinates	22°35.54′S 67°55.33′W
Geography
Location	Chile
Parent range	Andes
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano

Cerro Colorado is a stratovolcano that lies in northern Chile about 7 km (4 mi) west of the border with Bolivia and approximately the same distance southwest of the Putana Volcano. Cerro Colorado is located immediately west of Cerro Curiquinca and northwest of volcán Escalante (El Apagado); all three mountains are considered to be part of the Sairecabur volcanic group.

Seen from the Vado de Putana "bofedal", FLTR: Volcán Putana, Volcán Curiquinca, Cerro Colorado, Volcán Escalante (El Apagado), Cerro Ojos del Toro, Cerro Saciel and Volcán Sairécabur. Camera location: 22°35′30.31″S 68°0′19.89″W. heading: 115°

See also

• List of volcanoes in Bolivia
• List of volcanoes in Chile

References

• "Sairecabur". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
• González-Ferrán, Oscar (1995). Volcanes de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Instituto Geográfico Militar. p. 640 pp. ISBN 956-202-054-1.(Spanish)

External links

• SI Google Earth Placemarks - Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: Download placemarks with SI Holocene volcano-data.