List of volcanoes in El Salvador

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This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in El Salvador.

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Volcanoes

NameElevationLocationLast eruption
metersfeet Coordinates
Apaneca Range 20366680 13°53′28″N89°47′10″W / 13.891°N 89.786°W / 13.891; -89.786 Holocene
Apastepeque Volcanic Field 7002297 13°43′N88°46′W / 13.72°N 88.77°W / 13.72; -88.77 Holocene
Chingo [1] 17755823 14°07′00″N89°44′00″W / 14.11667°N 89.73333°W / 14.11667; -89.73333 Holocene
Cerro Cinotepeque 6652182 14°01′N89°15′W / 14.02°N 89.25°W / 14.02; -89.25 Holocene
Cerro Singüil 9573140 14°03′N89°39′W / 14.05°N 89.65°W / 14.05; -89.65 Holocene
Chinameca 13004265 13°28′41″N88°19′48″W / 13.478°N 88.330°W / 13.478; -88.330 Holocene
Coatepeque Caldera 7462447 13°52′N89°33′W / 13.87°N 89.55°W / 13.87; -89.55 Holocene
Conchagua 12254019 13°16′30″N87°50′42″W / 13.275°N 87.845°W / 13.275; -87.845 Unknown
Conchaguita 5051657 13°13′44″N87°46′01″W / 13.229°N 87.767°W / 13.229; -87.767 Unknown
El Tigre 16405381 13°28′N88°26′W / 13.47°N 88.43°W / 13.47; -88.43 Holocene
Guazapa 14384718 13°54′N89°07′W / 13.90°N 89.12°W / 13.90; -89.12 Holocene
Ilopango 4501476 13°40′19″N89°03′11″W / 13.672°N 89.053°W / 13.672; -89.053 1880
Izalco 19506398 13°48′47″N89°37′59″W / 13.813°N 89.633°W / 13.813; -89.633 1966
Laguna Aramuaca 181594 13°25′41″N88°06′18″W / 13.428°N 88.105°W / 13.428; -88.105 Holocene
San Diego 7812562 14°16′N89°29′W / 14.27°N 89.48°W / 14.27; -89.48 Holocene
San Miguel 21306988 13°26′02″N88°16′08″W / 13.434°N 88.269°W / 13.434; -88.269 2022
San Salvador 18936211 13°44′02″N89°17′38″W / 13.734°N 89.294°W / 13.734; -89.294 1917
San Vicente 21827159 13°35′42″N88°50′13″W / 13.595°N 88.837°W / 13.595; -88.837 Holocene
Santa Ana 23817812 13°51′11″N89°37′48″W / 13.853°N 89.630°W / 13.853; -89.630 2005
Taburete 11723845 13°26′06″N88°31′55″W / 13.435°N 88.532°W / 13.435; -88.532 Holocene
Tecapa 15935226 13°29′38″N88°30′07″W / 13.494°N 88.502°W / 13.494; -88.502 Holocene
Usulután 14494754 13°25′08″N88°28′16″W / 13.419°N 88.471°W / 13.419; -88.471 Holocene

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chingo</span> Stratovolcano between El Salvador and Guatemala

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cordillera de Apaneca</span> Volcanic mountain range in western El Salvador

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Izalco (volcano)</span> Active stratovolcano in El Salvador

Izalco is an active stratovolcano on the side of the Santa Ana Volcano, which is located in western El Salvador. It is situated on the southern flank of the Santa Ana volcano. Izalco erupted almost continuously from 1770 to 1958 earning it the nickname of "Lighthouse of the Pacific", and experienced a flank eruption in 1966. During an eruption in 1926, the village of Matazano was buried and 56 people were killed. The volcano erupted on highly arable land which was used for the production of coffee, cacao, and sugar cane.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Guazapa (volcano)</span> Volcano in El Salvador

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Usulután (volcano)</span>

Usulután is a stratovolcano in central El Salvador, rising above the coastal plain between the San Vicente and San Miguel volcanoes, and just east of Taburete volcano. The volcano is topped by a 1.3 kilometres (0.8 mi) wide summit crater which is breached to the east.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chinameca (volcano)</span> Stratovolcano in central-eastern El Salvador

Chinameca is a stratovolcano in central-eastern El Salvador. It lies north of San Miguel volcano and rises over the town of Chinameca. The volcano is topped by a 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) wide caldera known as Laguna Seca el Pacayal, and a satellite cone on the west side, Cerro el Limbo, rises higher than the caldera rim. Fumaroles can be found on the north side, and it has been the site of a geothermal exploration program.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">San Vicente (volcano)</span>

San Vicente is a stratovolcano in central El Salvador. It is located next to the town of San Vicente and is the second highest volcano in El Salvador. In the indigenous language Nahuat, Chichontepec means the mountain of the two breasts, because its double summit resembles a woman's bosom. The volcano has two craters, one located in each summit, although not exactly at the top. Dense vegetation covers both summits. Numerous hot springs and fumaroles are found on the northern and western flanks of the volcano. To the northeast, at 820 metres in a ravine of 180 metres longitude, there are fumaroles—fountains of clear and muddy water or small volcanoes of mud.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taburete</span>

Taburete is a stratovolcano in central El Salvador, rising above the coastal plain between the San Vicente and San Miguel volcanoes, and just west of Usulután volcano. It is topped by a well-preserved, 150–300 m (490–980 ft) deep summit crater, with the true summit on the south side of the crater rim.

Conchagüita is a volcanic island in the Gulf of Fonseca, eastern El Salvador.

Cerro Cinotepeque is a volcano in El Salvador. The volcano is one of a series of small volcanoes stretching to the north of Aguilares, El Salvador.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">San Diego volcanic field</span> Volcanic field in El Salvador and Guatemala

The San Diego volcanic field is an extensive volcanic field on the El Salvador–Guatemala border of Central America. It consists of a group of basaltic cinder cones and lava flows, with the largest feature being Volcán de San Diego after which the volcanic field is named.

References

  1. "Volcán Chingo". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.