Crater Principal
Crater Principal is a cliff in Sonsonate Department, El Salvador. Crater Principal is situated nearby to the volcano Izalco, as well as near the nature reserve Parque Nacional Los Volcanes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Izalco and Cerro Verde.
Izalco
Volcano
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Izalco is an active stratovolcano on the side of the Santa Ana Volcano, which is located in western El Salvador. It is situated on the southern flank of the Santa Ana volcano.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Los Volcanes National Park and Izalco.
Los Volcanes National Park
Photo: Paasikivi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Los Volcanes National Park encompasses three large active volcanoes and contiguous natural reserves in central El Salvador. The central volcano, Cerro Verde is the most accessible and the park is often referred to unofficially as Parque Nacional Cerro Verde.
Izalco
Town
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
Izalco is a town and a municipality in the Sonsonate department of El Salvador. Volcan Izalco is an icon of the country of El Salvador, a very young volcano on the flank of Santa Ana volcano. Izalco is situated 9 km southwest of Crater Principal.
Crater Principal
- Type: Cliff
- Category: landform
- Location: Sonsonate Department, El Salvador, Central America, North America
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Latitude
13.81401° or 13° 48′ 50″ northLongitude
-89.63246° or 89° 37′ 57″ westHeight
1,952 metres (6,404 feet)Open location code
765GR979+J2OpenStreetMap ID
way 254381455OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parque Nacional Los Volcanes and Montaña El Salto del Muerto.
Nearby Places
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