El Escondido

Highest pointElevation1,700 m (5,600 ft)ListingVolcanoes of ColombiaCoordinates05°31′10.1″N 75°02′36.5″W / 5.519472°N 75.043472°W / 5.519472; -75.043472GeographyLocationSamaná, Caldas
 ColombiaParent rangeCentral Ranges, AndesGeologyAge of rockLate Pleistocene (<30,000 years)Mountain typePyroclastic ringVolcanic beltNorth Volcanic Zone
 Andean Volcanic BeltLast eruptionPrehistoric

El Escondido (Spanish for "The Hidden One") is a volcano of the Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes in the department of Caldas. The volcano is approximately 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) high.

The volcano, a pyroclastic ring, was discovered in the Selva de Florencia National Natural Park in Samaná,^[1] in 2013 based on volcanic products of the volcano, different from those of San Diego to the northeast.^[2] The volcano formed approximately 30,000 years ago.^[3] The volcano overlies the Early Eocene Florencia Stock.^[4]

See also

• List of volcanoes in Colombia
• List of volcanoes by elevation

References

Bibliography

• Ortiz Ángel, Sandra Victoria. 2015. El Servicio Geológico Colombiano descubre volcán en el oriente de Caldas, 1. Servicio Geológico Colombiano. Accessed 2017-09-24.
• Monsalve, María Luisa. 2015. Entrevista a la geóloga María Luisa Monsalve sobre el volcán El Escondido, 03:25. La Patria. Accessed 2017-09-24.

Maps

• Gómez, J.; N.E. Montes; Á. Nivia, and H. Diederix. 2015. Plancha 5-09 del Atlas Geológico de Colombia 2015 – escala 1:500,000, 1. Servicio Geológico Colombiano. Accessed 2017-09-24.
• González I., Humberto. 1990. Mapa Geológico de Caldas 1:250,000, 1. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-09-21.