Las Derrumbadas

Las Derrumbadas (from Spanish, meaning 'the collapsed ones' or 'the ones that suffered a stonefall') is a rhyolitic twin dome volcano[2] in the Mexican state of Puebla. Often overlooked for its proximity to some of the country's most famous mountains —including Cofre de Perote, Sierra Negra and colossal Pico de Orizaba— its two summits are nevertheless within the top 30 of the country's highest mountain peaks.

Las Derrumbadas
Las Derrumbadas from San José Zacatepec, Puebla
Highest point
ElevationDerrumbada Roja: 3480 m
Derrumbada Azul: 3420 m [1]
ProminenceDerrumbada Roja: ± 1000 m
Derrumbada Azul: 640 m [1]
Listing
Coordinates19°17′17″N 97°27′27″W 
Geography
Las Derrumbadas
Mexico
LocationPuebla, Mexico
Geology
Mountain typerhyolitic volcano
Volcanic arc/beltTrans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Officially, both mountains are individually called Cerro Derrumbadas. To distinguish them, they are called Derrumbada Roja or Derrumbada de Fuego (Red or Fire Derrumbada, southeastern cone, 3480 m a.s.l.), and Derrumbada Azul or Derrumbada de Agua (Blue or Water Derrumbada, northwestern cone, 3420 m a.s.l.) by the locals. A third mountain, nearby Cerro Pinto, is often included in the Derrumbadas complex, under the name of Derrumbada Blanca (White Derrumbada, 3000 m a.s.l.).

Due to the volcano's fumarolic activity, it has been studied and proposed as a source of geothermal energy.[3]

See also
  • "Serdan Oriental". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. 2013. Retrieved 2017-03-31.

References
  1. "Guadalupe Victoria" (PDF). INEGI. 2015. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  2. Siebe, Claus; Verma, Surendra P. (September 1988). "Major Element Geochemistry and Tectonic Setting of Las Derrumbadas Rhyolitic Domes, Puebla, Mexico". Chem. Erde. 48: 177–189. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  3. Campos-Enriquez, JoséOscar; Garduño-Monroy, Victor Hugo (1987). "The shallow structure of Los Humeros and Las Derrumbadas geothermal fields, Mexico". Geothermics. 16 (5–6): 539–554. doi:10.1016/0375-6505(87)90038-1.


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