Nevados de Chillán
Mountain in Chile
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Nevados de Chillán is a group of stratovolcanoes located in the Andes of Ñuble Region, Central Chile, and is one of the most active volcanoes in the region. It consists of three overlapping peaks, 3,212 m (10,538 ft) Cerro Blanco (Volcán Nevado) in the northwest and 3,089 m (10,135 ft) Volcán Viejo (Volcán Chillán) in the southeast, with Volcán Nuevo in the middle. Volcán Viejo was the main active vent during the 17th-19th centuries, and the new Volcán Nuevo lava dome complex formed between 1906 and 1945, eventually growing to exceed Viejo in height by the mid-1980s.
| Nevados de Chillán | |
|---|---|
Las Trancas Valley. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,212 m (10,538 ft) |
| Coordinates | 36°51′48″S 71°22′36″W |
| Geography | |
  Nevados de Chillán Location of Nevados de Chillán in Chile | |
| Location | Chile |
| Parent range | Andes |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcanoes |
| Volcanic zone | South Volcanic Zone |
| Last eruption | 2021 |
This complex contains two subcomplexes: Cerro Blanco and Las Termas. The subcomplex Cerro Blanco includes the volcanoes Santa Gertrudis, Gato, Cerro Blanco, Colcura, Calfú Pichicalfú and Baños. The subcomplex Las Termas includes the volcanoes Shangri-La, Nuevo, Arrau, Viejo, Chillán y Pata de Perro. In addition, near the complex there are two pyroclastic satellite cones, the volcanoes Las Lagunillas and Parador.[1]
