Atacazo

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Atacazo
Atacazo viewed from the other side
Highest point
Elevation	4,463 m (14,642 ft)
Coordinates	0°21′10″S 78°37′01″W / 0.35278°S 78.61694°W / -0.35278; -78.61694Coordinates: 0°21′10″S 78°37′01″W / 0.35278°S 78.61694°W / -0.35278; -78.61694
Geography
Atacazo Ecuador
Parent range	Andes
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	320 BCE ± 16 years

Atacazo is a volcano of the Western Cordillera located 25 kilometers southwest of Quito, Ecuador. Atacazo is a stratovolcano formed by the action of a Late-Pleistocene to Holocene caldera.^[1] The last eruption of the Atacazo was nearly 2300 years ago.

See also[]

• Lists of volcanoes
  • List of volcanoes in Ecuador

References[]

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