El Viejo Volcano
The El Viejo Volcano, is possibly an inactive volcano in Costa Rica, situated in the Cordillera Central range near the Poás Volcano and within the Juan Castro Blanco National Park. The highest point of the volcano is at an elevation of 2,122 meters.- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 1,976 metres
- Description: extinct volcano in Costa Rica.
- Also known as: “Cerro Volcán Viejo” and “Cerros Volcan Vieja”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Juan Castro Blanco National Park and Lake Pozo Verde.
Juan Castro Blanco National Park
Photo: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0.
Juan Castro Blanco National Park is a Costa Rica national park in North Costa Rica.
Lake Pozo Verde
Lake
Lake Pozo Verde, is a lake of volcanic origin in San Carlos, Alajuela province, Costa Rica.
Porvenir Volcano
Volcano
Porvenir Volcano is an inactive volcano, of stratovolcano type, in Costa Rica. Located in San Carlos canton of Alajuela, 3km from the related Platanar Volcano and part of the Cordillera Central mountain range. It is within the Juan Castro Blanco National Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laguna District.
Laguna District
Village
Laguna is a district of the Zarcero canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Laguna District is situated 9 km southwest of El Viejo Volcano.
El Viejo Volcano
- Category: landform
- Location: Toro Amarillo, Sarchí, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
10.26048° or 10° 15′ 38″ northLongitude
-84.33309° or 84° 19′ 59″ westElevation
1,976 metres (6,483 feet)Open location code
762Q7M68+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 4269243356OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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Satellite Map
Discover El Viejo Volcano from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Swedish—“El Viejo Volcano” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Volcán El Viejo”
- Cebuano: “Volcán Viejo (bukid)”
- Cebuano: “Volcán Viejo”
- Dutch: “Volcán Viejo”
- Polish: “El Viejo (wulkan)”
- Polish: “El Viejo”
- Spanish: “Cerros Volcán Vieja”
- Spanish: “Volcán El Viejo”
- Swedish: “Volcán Viejo (berg)”
- Swedish: “Volcán Viejo”
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Explore places such as Río Segundo and San José de la Montaña.
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