Cerro Machin

Cerro Machín is a stratovolcano located in Tolima Department, Colombia. Cerro Machin is a volcanic plug that is approximately the same age as the Ruiz-Tolima Massif and has the appearance of being part of that volcanic system. Its sisters are Nevado del Tolima, 17,060 feet ; Santa Isabel, 16,240 feet, Nevado del Ruiz, 17,457 feet, plus nine other lesser volc…
Cerro Machín is a stratovolcano located in Tolima Department, Colombia. Cerro Machin is a volcanic plug that is approximately the same age as the Ruiz-Tolima Massif and has the appearance of being part of that volcanic system. Its sisters are Nevado del Tolima, 17,060 feet ; Santa Isabel, 16,240 feet, Nevado del Ruiz, 17,457 feet, plus nine other lesser volcanoes and a 10,000 feet volcanic South Wall containing in excess of thirty volcanic domes.
  • Elevation: 2,749 m (9,019 ft)
  • Location: Tolima · Colombia
  • Listing: Volcanoes of Colombia
  • Parent range: Central Ranges · Andes
  • Rock age: Pleistocene
  • Mountain type: Stratovolcano
  • Last eruption: 1180 ± 150 years
Data from: en.wikipedia.org