Location Colombia Address Cumbal, Narino, Colombia Last eruption 1926 Parent range Cordillera Central Mountain range Andes, Cordillera Central | Mountain type Stratovolcano Elevation 4,764 m Prominence 1,575 m Listing Ultra-prominent peak | |
Similar Azufral, Chiles, Doña Juana, Galeras, Cerro Negro de Mayasquer |
Geology cumbal volcano
Cumbal is a stratovolcano located in Nariño Department, Colombia. It is the southernmost historically active volcano of Colombia.
The volcano was the crash site of TAME Flight 120, which crashed in one of its hills while approaching Tulcán on January 28, 2002. There were no survivors.
References
Cumbal Volcano Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA