El Escondido (Spanish for "The Hidden One") is a volcano of the Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes in the department of Caldas. The volcano is approximately 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) high.

El Escondido
Volcán El Escondido
El Escondido Location of El Escondido in Colombia
Highest point
Elevation	1,700 m (5,600 ft)
Listing	Volcanoes of Colombia
Coordinates	05°31′10.1″N 75°02′36.5″W
Geography
Location	Samaná, Caldas  Colombia
Parent range	Central Ranges, Andes
Geology
Age of rock	Late Pleistocene (<30,000 years)
Mountain type	Pyroclastic ring
Volcanic belt	North Volcanic Zone  Andean Volcanic Belt
Last eruption	Prehistoric

The volcano, a pyroclastic ring, was discovered in the Selva de Florencia National Natural Park in Samaná,[1] in 2013 on the basis of volcanic products of the volcano, different from those of San Diego to the northeast.[2] The volcano formed approximately 30,000 years ago.[3] The volcano overlies the Early Eocene Florencia Stock.[4]

See also

• List of volcanoes in Colombia
• List of volcanoes by elevation

References

Bibliography

• Ortiz Ángel, Sandra Victoria. 2015. El Servicio Geológico Colombiano descubre volcán en el oriente de Caldas, 1. Servicio Geológico Colombiano. Accessed 2017-09-24.
• Monsalve, María Luisa. 2015. Entrevista a la geóloga María Luisa Monsalve sobre el volcán El Escondido, 03:25. La Patria. Accessed 2017-09-24.

Maps

• Gómez, J.; N.E. Montes; Á. Nivia, and H. Diederix. 2015. Plancha 5-09 del Atlas Geológico de Colombia 2015 – escala 1:500,000, 1. Servicio Geológico Colombiano. Accessed 2017-09-24.
• González I., Humberto. 1990. Mapa Geológico de Caldas 1:250,000, 1. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-09-21.