Volcán Santo Tomás

Volcán Santo Tomás is a stratovolcano in southern . Its highest point lies at an altitude of 3,542 m above sea level. It is also known as "Volcán Pecul", or as "Cerro Zunil", the name of its youngest and most prominent dome which was last active approximately 84,000 years ago.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,542 metres
  • Description: mountain in Guatemala
  • Also known as: Volcán Pecul”, “Volcan Santo Tomas”, and “Volcán Santo Tomás o Cerro Pecul

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zunil and Pueblo Nuevo.

is a town and municipality in the of with a surface area of 80 square kilometres. The town of is located 9 kilometres from the city of Quetzaltenango, on the bank of the .

Town
is a municipality in the department of in the south-west region of the Republic of . is situated 10 km southwest of Volcán Santo Tomás.

Volcán Santo Tomás

Latitude
14.71172° or 14° 42′ 42″ north
Longitude
-91.47899° or 91° 28′ 44″ west
Elevation
3,542 metres (11,621 feet)
Open location code
766CPG6C+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4747460125
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3589063
Wiki­data ID
Q2672141
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Volcán Santo Tomás” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Volcà Santo Tomás
  • Cebuano: Volcán Santo Tomás
  • Chinese: 圣托马斯火山
  • Chinese: 聖托馬斯火山
  • Dutch: Santo Tomás
  • Greek: Ηφαίστειο Σάντο Τομάς
  • Greek: Σάντο Τομάς
  • Japanese: スニル山
  • Lithuanian: Santo Tomas
  • Persian: آتشفشان سانتو توماس
  • Persian: اتشفشان سانتو توماس
  • Russian: Санто-Томас
  • Serbo-Croatian: Santo Tomás (vulkan)
  • Serbo-Croatian: Santo Tomás
  • Slovak: Santo Tomás
  • Spanish: Volcan Santo Tomas
  • Spanish: Volcán Santo Tomás
  • Swedish: Volcán Santo Tomás

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Zona de Veda Definitiva Volcán Santo Tomás and Zona de Veda Definitiva Volcán Zunil.

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