The Nevado El Cisne (English: The Snowy Swan) is a volcano in the Central Ranges of the Andes in Colombia. Its summit is at an altitude of 4,636 metres (15,210 ft).[1] The mountain is one of the five lava domes of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano complex.[2] Despite the nevado part of the name, indicating a permanently snow-capped mountain, the summit of El Cisne is now below the permanent snow line as a result of global warming, and it is no longer considered a true nevado.[3] The volcano is located over the Palestina Fault, that crosscuts the underlying El Bosque Batholith of Eocene age, dated at 49.1 ± 1.7 Ma.[4][5]
Nevado El Cisne | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,636 m (15,210 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Nevado del Ruiz |
Listing | Los Nevados National Natural Park |
Coordinates | 4°50′35″N 75°21′08″W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Caldas & Tolima![]() |
Parent range | Central Ranges Andes |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Basaltic lava dome |
Volcanic belt | North Volcanic Zone Andean Volcanic Belt |
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Western Ranges | ||
Central Ranges |
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