Las Ánimas is a volcano of the Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes at the border of the departments of Cauca and Nariño. The volcano is 4,175 metres (13,698 ft) high.[1]

Las Ánimas
Volcán Las Ánimas
Las Ánimas Location of Las Ánimas in Colombia
Highest point
Elevation	4,175 m (13,698 ft)
Listing	Volcanoes of Colombia
Coordinates	1°33′50.4″N 76°51′15.7″W
Geography
Location	Cauca & Nariño  Colombia
Parent range	Central Ranges, Andes
Geology
Age of rock	Plio-Pleistocene
Volcanic belt	North Volcanic Zone  Andean Volcanic Belt
Last eruption	Prehistoric

As are the neighbouring Petacas, the volcano is part of the Doña Juana Volcanic Complex,[2] and lies northeast of the main volcano and southeast of the Petacas.[3] The products of the volcanic activity of the volcano have been found in San Pablo, Nariño.[4] The activity of the volcano has been noted as prehistoric.[5]

The volcanoes are located between the El Tablón Fault to the west and the San Jerónimo Fault to the east.[6]

See also

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

References

Bibliography

• Navarro, Sofía; Bernardo Pulgarín; Maria Luisa Monsalve; Gloria Patricia Cortés; Marta Lucia Calvache; Natalia Pardo, and Hugo Murcia. 2009. Geología e historia eruptiva del Complejo Volcánico Doña Juana (CVDJ) Nariño. Boletín de Geología 31. 109–118. Accessed 2017-09-24.
• Núñez Tello, Alberto. 2003. Cartografía geológica de las zonas Andina Sur y Garzón-Quetame (Colombia) - Memoria explicativa de las planchas 411 La Cruz, 412 San Juan de Villalobos, 430 Mocoa, 431 Piamonte, 448 Monopamba, 449 Orito y 465 Churuyaco, 1–298. INGEOMINAS.

Maps

• Núñez, Alberto, and Jorge Gómez. 2002. Plancha 411 - La Cruz - 1:100,000, 1. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-06-06.