Cumbal Volcano

Cumbal

Cumbal in 1989
Highest point
Elevation 4,764 m (15,630 ft)
Prominence 1,575 m (5,167 ft)
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 0°56′56″N 77°53′17″W / 0.949°N 77.888°W / 0.949; -77.888Coordinates: 0°56′56″N 77°53′17″W / 0.949°N 77.888°W / 0.949; -77.888
Geography
Cumbal

Location in Colombia

Location Colombia
Parent range Cordillera Central
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Last eruption December 1926
Cumbal Volcano

Cumbal is a stratovolcano located in Nariño Department, Colombia. It is the southernmost historically active volcano of Colombia.

The volcano was the crash site of TAME Flight 120, which crashed in one of its hills while approaching Tulcán on January 28, 2002. There were no survivors.

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