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Volcán Galeras

Elevation
4,276 m
#958
in the world
#27
in Colombia

Volcán Galeras is a volcano in Colombia, rising to 4,276 m, the 27th highest we list in Colombia, part of the Andes.

Range
#207 in the range
Nearest town
9.0 km away
Type
Volcano
GeoNames feature code VLC

Where it is

Volcán Galeras

Volcán Galeras lies in Colombia, in Narino.

Key facts

Elevation
4,276 m (14,029 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Volcano
Region
Narino
Coordinates
1.222, -77.359

How it ranks

Among peaks in Colombia
#27of 32
LargestSmallest
In the Andes
#207of 268
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#958of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Volcán Azufral4,070 m43 km
Nevado de Cumbal4,764 m66 km
Chiles4,723 m79 km
Volcán Sotará4,580 m131 km
Imbabura4,630 m139 km
Chachimbiro4,604 m145 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Volcán Galeras.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
PastoColombia392,9309.0 km
BuesacoColombia19,95129 km
SamaniegoColombia49,08529 km
TúquerresColombia40,03833 km
San LorenzoColombia16,65335 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.