Mountains in Mexico

El Chichón

1,060 m3,478 ft

Volcano · Sierra Madre de Chiapas · Mexico

El Chichón, also known as Chichonal, is an active stratovolcano in Francisco León, north-western Chiapas, Mexico. El Chichón is part of a geologic zone known as the Chiapanecan Volcanic Arc.

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At the summit · forecast for 5:00 PM

19 °CMostly clear · wind 10 km/h from the NE

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Weather at the summit of El Chichón, 1,060 m

  1. 5:00 PM19 °CNE 10 km/h0.1 mm
  2. 8:00 PM17 °CSE 9 km/h–
  3. 11:00 PM16 °CSE 7 km/h–
  4. 2:00 AM15 °CS 7 km/h–
  5. 5:00 AM14 °CS 8 km/h–
  6. 8:00 AM19 °CSW 5 km/h–
  7. 11:00 AM22 °CNW 8 km/h1.5 mm
  8. 2:00 PM23 °CNW 9 km/h1.9 mm
Weather at the summit of El Chichón, 1,060 m
DaySkyHigh / lowRainWind up to
Tue, Oct 2723 °C / 14 °C3.6 mm12 km/h
Wed, Oct 2824 °C / 15 °C0.6 mm13 km/h
Thu, Oct 2923 °C / 16 °C1.6 mm8 km/h
Fri, Oct 3024 °C / 15 °C–7 km/h
Sat, Oct 3125 °C / 14 °C0.8 mm6 km/h
Sun, Nov 123 °C / 16 °C3.3 mm8 km/h
Mon, Nov 224 °C / 17 °C0.3 mm7 km/h

Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 05:19 PM CST. Times are local.

Facts

What it is
Volcano
Height above sea level
1,060 m (3,478 ft)
Range
Sierra Madre de Chiapas
Country
Mexico
Coordinates
17.360°N 93.228°W
Volcano number
341120 at the Global Volcanism Program
Source
Wikidata, CC0

El Chichón

Volcano in Chiapas, Mexico

El Chichón, also known as Chichonal, is an active stratovolcano in Francisco León, north-western Chiapas, Mexico. El Chichón is part of a geologic zone known as the Chiapanecan Volcanic Arc. El Chichón's cone has a complex of domes with a tuff ring, made of ejected volcanic material, located between the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and the Central America Volcanic Arc.

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17 recorded eruptions

The latest 12 of 17, from the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program through History.

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  8. Volcán Atitlán3,537 mOn the map
  9. El Chichón1,060 mOn the map

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