Las Pilas

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Las Pilas
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Las Pilas
Highest point
Elevation 1,088 m (3,570 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°29′20″N86°39′54″W / 12.489°N 86.665°W / 12.489; -86.665 [1]
Geography
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Las Pilas
Nicaragua
Location León Department, Nicaragua
Geology
Mountain type Complex volcano
Last eruption October 1954

Las Pilas (or El Hoyo) is a complex volcano located in the western part of Nicaragua. Part of a 30-km-long volcanic massif, Las Pilas has a series of well-preserved flank vents surrounding a central cone. Las Pilas last erupted in the 1950s and before that possibly in the 16th century. [1]

An aerial image of the volcano appeared in the August 1944 issue of National Geographic Magazine (p. 180). On the slope near the peak, a curious circular 100-m diameter sinkhole visible in the 1944 photo is still present in 2020.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Las Pilas". Global Volcanism Program . Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved 2009-03-26.