Las Pilas

Short description: Volcano in Nicaragua

Las Pilas

Las Pilas

Highest point
Elevation| 1,088 m (3,570 ft) [1]
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 12°29′20″N 86°39′54″W﻿ / ﻿12.489°N 86.665°W﻿ / 12.489; -86.665 [1]
Geography

Las Pilas

Nicaragua

Location| León Department, Nicaragua
Geology
Mountain type| Complex volcano
Volcanic arc| Central America Volcanic Arc
Last eruption| October 1954

Las Pilas (or El Hoyo) is a complex volcano located in the western part of Nicaragua. Part of a 30-km-long volcanic massif, Las Pilas has a series of well-preserved flank vents surrounding a central cone. Las Pilas last erupted in the 1950s and before that possibly in the 16th century.[1]

An aerial image of the volcano appeared in the August 1944 issue of National Geographic Magazine (p. 180). On the slope near the peak, a curious circular 100-m diameter sinkhole visible in the 1944 photo is still present in 2020.

## See also

* List of volcanoes in Nicaragua

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Las Pilas". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vnum=344080.

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