Chiles (volcano)

Chiles
Chiles Location of Chiles, Colombia/Ecuador
Elevation	4,723 m (15,495 ft) [1]
Location
Location	Nariño,  Colombia/ Carchi,  Ecuador
Range	Cordillera Central/ Cordillera Real, Andes
Coordinates	0°49′16″N 77°56′6″W / 0.82111°N 77.935°W / 0.82111; -77.935Coordinates: 0°49′16″N 77°56′6″W / 0.82111°N 77.935°W / 0.82111; -77.935[1]
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano
Age of rock	Pleistocene
Volcanic arc/belt	Northern Volcanic Zone, Andean Volcanic Belt
Last eruption	July 17, 1936(?)[1]
Climbing
Easiest route	Ecuador side - Class 3 scramble

Chiles is a volcano on the border of Colombia and Ecuador. It lies 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of the volcano Cerro Negro de Mayasquer, and the two peaks are considered part of the same Chiles-Cerro Negro volcanic complex. 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.^[1]

See also

List of volcanoes in Ecuador

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Cerro Negro de Mayasquer: Synonyms & Subfeatures". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1501-11=&volpage=synsub. Retrieved May 2, 2011.