Chicabal

Chicabal Volcano is an extinct stratovolcano and protected area located in the municipality of , in the of .
Wikipedia
Photo: Avalesco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 2,900 metres
  • Description: Volcano
  • Also known as: “Chicabal Volcano”, “Volcan Chiquibal”, and “Volcán Chiquibal”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chicabal Lake.

Lake
Photo: MarritzN, Public domain.
is a lake sacred to the Mam Mayan people. The lake is located in the municipal boundary of the town of in the department of Quetzaltenango.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Martín Sacatepéquez and Concepción Chiquirichapa.

Town
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is one of 24 municipalities in the department of , . has a surface area of 100 square kilometres.

Town
Photo: Atticusshrugged, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the department of in the of Guatemala, 14 kilometers west of the departmental capital of Quetzaltenango, and 214 kilometers west of the capital . is situated 8 km northeast of Chicabal.

Town
Photo: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, is a town, with a population of 20,763, and a municipality in the of . Besides Spanish, local people speak the Mam language. is situated 10 km north of Chicabal.

Chicabal

Latitude
14.78841° or 14° 47′ 18″ north
Longitude
-91.65601° or 91° 39′ 22″ west
Elevation
2,900 metres (9,514 feet)
Open location code
766CQ8QV+9H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2687270940
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
3598479
Wiki­data ID
Q4515807
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Satellite Map

Discover Chicabal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Chicabal” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تشيكابال”
  • Belarusian: “Чыкабаль”
  • Bengali: “চিকাবাল”
  • Dutch: “Chicabal”
  • French: “Chicabal”
  • Japanese: “チカバル山”
  • Ladin: “Chicabal”
  • Macedonian: “Чикабал (вулкан)”
  • Macedonian: “Чикабал”
  • Polish: “Volcán Chicabal”
  • Russian: “Чикабаль”
  • Spanish: “Volcan de Chicabal”
  • Spanish: “Volcán de Chicabal”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Las Nubes I and Las Nubes II.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mirador Laguna Chikabal and Zona de Veda Definitiva Volcán Chicabal.

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