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Volcán de Pacaya

Elevation
2,552 m
#6,065
in the world
#29
in Guatemala

Volcán de Pacaya is a volcano in Guatemala, rising to 2,552 m, the 29th highest we list in Guatemala, part of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas.

Range
#14 in the range
Nearest town
11 km away
Type
Volcano
GeoNames feature code VLC

Where it is

Volcán de Pacaya

Volcán de Pacaya lies in Guatemala, in Escuintla.

Key facts

Elevation
2,552 m (8,373 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Volcano
Region
Escuintla
Coordinates
14.382, -90.602

How it ranks

Among peaks in Guatemala
#29of 38
LargestSmallest
In the Sierra Madre de Chiapas
#14of 21
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#6,065of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Volcán de Agua3,760 m18 km
Volcán de Fuego3,763 m32 km
Volcán de Acatenango3,976 m32 km
Volcán Jumaytepeque1,815 m36 km
Volcán Atitlán3,535 m67 km
Volcán Moyuta1,662 m67 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Volcán de Pacaya.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
PalínGuatemala65,87311 km
AmatitlánGuatemala71,83611 km
Villa CanalesGuatemala155,42313 km
PetapaGuatemala135,44714 km
Villa NuevaGuatemala618,39716 km

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.