Cumbal Volcano

Cumbal
Volcán Cumbal
Cumbal in 2011
Highest point
Elevation	4,764 m (15,630 ft)
Prominence	1,575 m (5,167 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	0°56′56″N 77°53′17″W / 0.949°N 77.888°W / 0.949; -77.888Coordinates: 0°56′56″N 77°53′17″W / 0.949°N 77.888°W / 0.949; -77.888
Geography
Cumbal Location of Cumbal in Colombia
Location	Colombia
Parent range	Nudo de los Pastos, Western Ranges  Andes
Geology
Mountain type	Andesitic stratovolcano
Last eruption	December 1926

Cumbal is a stratovolcano of the Caribe Terrane, located at the Nudo de los Pastos in Nariño, Colombia. It is the southernmost historically active volcano of Colombia and is together with Chiles and Azufral one of the few volcanoes of the Western Ranges. The volcano is dominated by andesites.^[1]

Plane crash[]

The volcano was the crash site of TAME Flight 120, which struck one of its sides while in a go-around approach to Tulcán on January 28, 2002. There were no survivors among the 94 occupants.

Gallery[]

See also[]

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

References[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cumbal Volcano.

Bibliography[]

• Parra, Eduardo, and Marta Velásquez. 2003. Plancha 447 Ipiales & 447bis Tallambí - 1:100,000, 1. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-06-06.

External links[]

• "Cumbal". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.

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