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
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

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* List of volcanoes in Nicaragua

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Las Pilas". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2009-03-26.

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