Cumbal Volcano

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.

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
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

Plane crash

On January 28, 2002 TAME Flight 120 struck one of the sides of the volcano while in a go-around approach to Tulcán. There were no survivors among the 94 occupants.

On July 10, 2012, the Colombian Geological Service changed the activity level of the volcano from green to yellow, motivated by changes in the behavior of the volcanic edifice, a situation that still persists.

At its feet is the Cumbal lagoon.

Gallery

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  2007
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  Nudo de los Pastos

See also

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

References

Bibliography

• Parra, Eduardo; Velásquez, Marta (2003). "Plancha 447 Ipiales & 447bis Tallambí - 1:100,000" (PDF) (in Spanish). INGEOMINAS. Retrieved 2017-06-06.

External links

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