Puyehue-Cordón Caulle

Puyehue-Cordón Caulle

Puyehue (; ) and Cordón Caulle are two coalesced volcanic edifices that form a major mountain massif in Puyehue National Park in the Andes of Ranco Province, in the South of Chile. In volcanology this group is known as the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex (PCCVC). Four volcanoes constitute the volcanic group or complex, the Cordillera Nevada caldera, the Pliocene Mencheca volcano, Cordón Caulle fissure vents and the Puyehue stratovolcano.

Details

Type
Complex volcano
Range
Andes
Highest
Puyehue
Language
Puyehue means place of small fishes in Mapudungun.
Location
Lago Ranco, Río Bueno and Puyehue communes, Chile
Elevation M
2236
Easiest Route
Entre Lagos – Fundo El Caulle – Puyehue's peak
Last Eruption
2011–2012
Volcanic Zone
Southern Volcanic Zone