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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Orizaba, Pico de
Pico de Orizaba (Volcán Citlaltépetl) rises 4,500 m above the Gulf of Mexico coastal plain. Its summit contained a 500-m-wide crater that was 300 m deep at the time of this 1997 photo. It is seen here from the NNE with the Jamapa glacier to the right above the NW-flank peak of Sarcofago (right center). The present summit cone was constructed during the Holocene, overtopping previously collapsed edifices. Photo by Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez, 1997 (Universidad Autónoma Nacional de México).
Volcano Number:
341100
Volcano Name:
Orizaba, Pico de
Country:
Mexico
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:
1846 CE
Elevation:
5564m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
413
Pop. within 10km:
4469
Pop. within 30km:
759747
Pop. within 100km:
5962920
Latitude:
19.03
Longitude:
-97.27
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Pico de Orizaba (Volcán Citlaltépetl), México's highest peak and North America's highest volcano, was formed in three stages beginning during the mid-Pleistocene. Orizaba lies at the southern end of a volcanic chain extending north to Cofre de Perote volcano and towers up to 4400 m above its eastern base. Construction of the initial Torrecillas and Espolón de Oro volcanoes was contemporaneous with growth of Sierra Negra volcano on the SW flank and was followed by edifice collapses that produced voluminous debris avalanches and lahars. The modern volcano was constructed during the late Pleistocene and Holocene of viscous andesitic and dacitic lavas, forming the current steep-sided cone. Repetitive explosive eruptions beginning during the early Holocene accompanied lava dome growth and lava effusion. Historical eruptions have consisted of moderate explosive activity and the effusion of dacitic lava flows. The latest eruption occurred during the 19th century.
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