Las Derrumbadas
| Las Derrumbadas | |
|---|---|
  Las Derrumbadas Mexico | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation |
South summit: 3480 m North summit: 3420 m [1] |
| Prominence |
South summit: ± 1000 m North summit: 640 m [1] |
| Listing |
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| Coordinates | 19°17′17″N 97°27′27″W / 19.28806°N 97.45750°WCoordinates: 19°17′17″N 97°27′27″W / 19.28806°N 97.45750°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Puebla, Mexico |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | stratovolcanoes |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
Las Derrumbadas (from Spanish, meaning "the collapsed ones") is a rhyolitic twin dome volcano[2] in the state of Puebla, Mexico. Often overlooked for its proximity to some of Mexico's most famous mountains —including Cofre de Perote, Sierra Negra and colossal Pico de Orizaba— its two summits are nevertheless within the top 30 of the country's highest mountain peaks.
Due to the volcano's fumarolic activity, it has been studied and proposed as a source of geothermal energy.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Guadalupe Victoria" (PDF). INEGI. 2015. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ↑ Siebe, Claus; Verma, Surendra P. (September 1988). "Major Element Geochemistry and Tectonic Setting of Las Derrumbadas Rhyolitic Domes, Puebla, Mexico" (PDF). Chem. Erde. 48: 177–189. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ↑ Campos-Enriquez, JoséOscar; Garduño-Monroy, Victor Hugo (1987). "The shallow structure of Los Humeros and Las Derrumbadas geothermal fields, Mexico". Geothermics. 16 (5-6): 539–554. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
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