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Volcán Parícutin

Elevation
2,800 m
#4,933
in the world
#34
in Mexico
208 m
prominence

Volcán Parícutin is a volcano in Mexico, rising to 2,800 m, the 34th highest in Mexico, part of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt.

Elevation
2,800 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
208 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#4,933
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Volcán Parícutin

Volcán Parícutin lies in Mexico, in Michoacan.

Key facts

Elevation
2,800 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
208 m
Type
Volcano
Range
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Region
Michoacan
Coordinates
19.493, -102.251

How it ranks

Among peaks in Mexico
#34of 52
LargestSmallest
In the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
#12of 14
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#4,933of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Quinceo2,787 m108 km
Las Conchas2,892 m115 km
Nevado de Colima4,237 m143 km
Volcán de Colima4,330 m143 km
El Huehuentón2,529 m219 km
Volcan de Tequila3,000 m220 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Volcán Parícutin.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
Peribán de RamosMexico15,43418 km
UruapanMexico299,52322 km
Los Reyes de SalgadoMexico39,20926 km
Paracho de VerduzcoMexico37,46427 km
Tangancícuaro de AristaMexico15,06844 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.