Age of rock 1,000,000+ Elevation 2,650 m Mountain range Cordillera Central | Last eruption 1180 Parent range Cordillera Central | |
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Similar Nevado del Tolima, Cerro Bravo, Nevado del Ruiz, Nevado del Huila, Santa Isabel |
Cerro Machín is a stratovolcano located in Tolima Department, Colombia. Cerro Machin is a volcanic plug that is approximately the same age (1,000,000+ years) 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 (5,200 m); Santa Isabel, 16,240 feet (4,950 m), Nevado del Ruiz, 17,457 feet (5,321 m), plus nine other lesser volcanoes and a 10,000 feet (3,000 m) volcanic South Wall containing in excess of thirty volcanic domes.
Map of Cerro Mach%C3%ADn, Ibague, Tolima, Colombia
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