Volcán de Colima

The Volcán de Colima, 3,820 m (12,530 ft), also known as Volcán de Fuego, is part of the Colima Volcanic Complex (CVC) consisting of Volcán de Colima, Nevado de Colima (Spanish pronunciation: [neˈβaðo ðe koˈlima] ⓘ) and the eroded El Cántaro (listed as extinct). It is the youngest of the three and as of 2015 is one of the most <a href="/facts/Active_volcano/c2M5upml">active volcanoes</a> in <a href="/facts/Mexico/IT5bwhdh">Mexico</a> and in <a href="/facts/North_America/djNjCQIl">North America</a>. It has <a href="/facts/Eruption/AwqpzdaG">erupted</a> more than 40 times since 1576. One of the largest eruptions was on January 20–24, 1913. Nevado de Colima, also known as Tzapotépetl, lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of its more active neighbor and is the taller of the two at 4,271 meters (14,012 feet). It is the 26th-most prominent peak in North America.
Despite its name, only a fraction of the volcano's surface area is in the <a href="/facts/Colima_(state)/tmnpDHmV">state of Colima</a>; the majority of its surface area lies over the border in the neighboring state of <a href="/facts/Jalisco/AEPhKbol">Jalisco</a>, toward the western end of the <a href="/facts/Trans-Mexican_Volcanic_Belt/wjTz37pu">Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt</a>. It is about 485 km (301 mi) west of <a href="/facts/Mexico_City/gEnGxDEd">Mexico City</a> and 125 km (78 mi) south of <a href="/facts/Guadalajara,_Jalisco/axTMvY4A">Guadalajara, Jalisco</a>.
Since 1869–1878, a parasitic set of domes, collectively known as El Volcancito, has formed on the northeast flank of the main cone of the volcano.

Volcán de Colima open-in-new

Volcán de Colima