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Cerro Colorado
Cerro colorado and part of volcan escalante.jpg
The Cerro Colorado volcano, seen from the west. The right, part of volcán Escalante (El Apagado)
Highest point
Elevation 5,748 m (18,858 ft)
Geography
Location Chile
Parent range Andes
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano

Cerro Colorado is a stratovolcano that lies in northern Chile about 7 km (4 mi) west of the border with Bolivia and approximately the same distance southwest of the Putana Volcano. Cerro Colorado is located immediately west of Cerro Curiquinca and northwest of volcán Escalante (El Apagado); all three mountains are considered to be part of the Sairecabur volcanic group.

Atacama highplain volcanoes seen from the vado de putana
Seen from the Vado de Putana "bofedal", FLTR: Volcán Putana, Volcán Curiquinca, Cerro Colorado, Volcán Escalante (El Apagado), Cerro Ojos del Toro, Cerro Saciel and Volcán Sairécabur. Camera location: 22°35′30.31″S 68°0′19.89″W. heading: 115°

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Volcán Colorados para niños

  • List of volcanoes in Bolivia
  • List of volcanoes in Chile
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