Chiles

Chiles

Chiles is a volcano on the border of Colombia and Ecuador. It lies south-east of the volcano Cerro Negro de Mayasquer, and the two peaks are considered part of the same Chiles-Cerro Negro volcanic complex. The volcanoes, together with the Cumbal are andesitic in rock type. A 1936 eruption reported by the Colombian government agency Ingeominas may have been from the Ecuadorean volcano Reventador, otherwise the volcano has not erupted for around 160,000 years.

Details

Age
Pleistocene
Type
Andesitic stratovolcano
Range
Central RangesCordillera Real Andes
Listing
Volcanoes of ColombiaVolcanoes of Ecuador
Location
Nariño, ColombiaCarchi, Ecuador
Other Name
Volcán Chiles
Elevation M
4698
Easiest Route
Ecuador side - Class 3 scramble
Last Eruption
July 17, 1936(?)
Volcanic Belt
Northern Volcanic Zone, Andean Volcanic Belt