San Cristóbal Volcano
San Cristóbal Volcano, also known by its aboriginal name Tepemesquián from the Nawat language, is the highest volcano in Nicaragua at 1,745 m. Located near the northwest corner of the country, close to the border with Honduras, it forms a backdrop to the city of Chichigalpa, in the department of Chinandega.
- Volcano rising to 1,745 metres (5,725 feet)
- Description: Highest volcano in Nicaragua at 1,745 m (5,725 ft).
- Also known as“Volcán de Chinandega”“Volcán El Viejo”“Volcán San Cristóbal”
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Latitude
12.70352° or 12° 42′ 13″ north
Longitude
-87.00622° or 87° 0′ 22″ west
Open location code
764JPX3V+CG
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“San Cristóbal Volcano” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Volcán San Cristóbal”
- Cebuano: “Volcán San Cristóbal”
- Chinese: “圣克里斯托瓦尔火山”
- Chinese: “聖克里斯托瓦爾火山”
- Dutch: “San Cristóbal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سان كريستوبال ڤولكانو”
- Finnish: “San Cristóbal”
- French: “San Cristóbal”
- French: “Volcán San Cristóbal”
- German: “San Cristóbal”
- German: “Volcán San Cristóbal”
- Greek: “Σαν Κριστόμπαλ”
- Hebrew: “סן קריסטובל”
- Hungarian: “San Cristóbal”
- Italian: “Monte San Cristóbal”
- Japanese: “サンクリストバル山”
- Korean: “산크리스토발산”
- Ladin: “San Cristóbal Volcano”
- Latvian: “Sankristobala vulkāns”
- Lithuanian: “San Kristobalio ugnikalnis”
- Malayalam: “സാൻ ക്രിസ്റ്റബൽ അഗ്നിപർവതം”
- Malayalam: “സാൻ ക്രിസ്റ്റബൽ.”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “San Cristóbal-vulkanen”
- Norwegian: “San Cristóbal-vulkanen”
- Persian: “اتشفشان سان کریستوبال”
- Polish: “San Cristóbal (wulkan)”
- Polish: “San Cristóbal”
- Russian: “Сан-Кристобаль”
- Serbo-Croatian: “San Cristobal (vulkan)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “San Cristobal”
- Slovak: “San Cristóbal”
- Spanish: “Volcán San Cristóbal”
- Spanish: “Volcán Viejo”
- Swedish: “San Cristóbal”
- Ukrainian: “Сан-Кристобаль”
- Venetian: “Monte San Cristóbal”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Faldas del Volcán San Cristóbal and Caldera Volcán Casita.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Borde de Volcán San Cristóbal and Mirador Estación de Gases.
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