San Vicente

San Vicente is a stratovolcano in central . It is located next to the town of and is the second highest volcano in El Salvador. In the indigenous language Nahuat, Chichontepec means the mountain of the two breasts, because its double summit resembles a woman's bosom.
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
  • Volcano rising to 2,182 metres (7,159 feet)
  • Description: stratovolcano in central El Salvador
  • Also known as
    “Chichontepec”
    “De San Vicente”
    “Volcan de San Vicente”
    “Volcán San Vicente”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guadalupe and Tepetitán.

Town
is a municipality in the of .

Town
is a municipality in the of .

Town
is a municipality in the department of .

San Vicente

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Latitude
13.59726° or 13° 35′ 50″ north
Longitude
-88.83869° or 88° 50′ 19″ west
Open location code
765HH5W6+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“San Vicente” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “San Vicente (sumendia)”
  • Basque: “San Vicente”
  • Catalan: “volcà de San Vicente”
  • Catalan: “Volcà de San Vicente”
  • Cebuano: “Volcán de San Vicente”
  • Chinese: “欽琼特佩克火山”
  • Czech: “Chichontepec”
  • Czech: “Las Chiches”
  • Czech: “San Vicente”
  • Dutch: “San Vicente”
  • French: “San Vicente”
  • German: “Chichontepec”
  • German: “Volcán de San Vicente”
  • Hebrew: “הר הגעש סן ויסנטה”
  • Hebrew: “סן ויסנטה”
  • Italian: “Chinchontepec”
  • Italian: “San Vicente”
  • Japanese: “サン・ビアンテ火山”
  • Japanese: “サン・ビセンテ”
  • Japanese: “サン・ビセンテ火山”
  • Ladin: “San Vicente”
  • Lithuanian: “San Visentės ugnikalnis”
  • Persian: “آتشفشان سن ویسنته”
  • Persian: “اتشفشان سن ویسنته”
  • Pipil: “Ne tepet ka San Vicente”
  • Polish: “San Vicente (wulkan)”
  • Polish: “San Vicente”
  • Russian: “Сан-Висенте (вулкан)”
  • Russian: “Сан-Висенте”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “San Vicente (vulkan)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “San Vicente”
  • Slovak: “Chichontepec”
  • Slovak: “Las Chiches”
  • Slovak: “San Vicente (sopka)”
  • Slovak: “San Vicente”
  • Spanish: “San Vicente (volcán El Salvador)”
  • Spanish: “Volcán Chichontepec”
  • Spanish: “Volcán de San Vicente”
  • Ukrainian: “Сан-Вісенте”
  • Venetian: “San Vicente”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Área Natural Protegida Cima del Volcan de San Vicente and Cerro El Escorpión.

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