426:
29:
414:
983:
812:
893:
920:
884:
902:
875:
830:
767:
911:
848:
803:
794:
785:
839:
776:
965:
866:
929:
956:
938:
857:
758:
974:
947:
821:
127:
751:
120:
1212:
167:
1224:
992:
1001:
425:
352:, a high-elevation area of sparse vegetation exposed to wind, rain, and cold) reflects this new reality, whereas the term "nevado" inaccurately implies continuous snow cover.
382:
The postal service of
Colombia, AdPostal, released a postal stamp featuring the Nevado del Quindío and Von Humboldt, to celebrate the anniversary of his visit. It is a
76:
1124:
413:
1022:
697:
1032:
1062:
1268:
1263:
1104:
576:
1273:
750:
119:
1278:
1288:
1283:
348:. Presently there is no permanent ice, only intermittent snow. The mountain's alternative designation as "paramillo" (like
1219:
690:
322:
62:
1196:
714:
599:
1248:
1243:
1215:
1139:
683:
456:
344:, which disappeared in the second half of the 20th century due to changing climatic conditions associated with
1258:
1253:
1014:
706:
451:
355:
The mountain area offers beautiful landscapes, attracting touristic visits all the year. The lower part is a
290:
186:
398:
69:
240:
1147:
982:
28:
632:
811:
727:
306:
1027:
1094:
662:
367:
326:
203:
577:
Geología de las planchas 206 Manizales y 225 Nevado del Ruiz - 1:100,000 - Memoria explicativa
892:
318:
156:
1192:
310:
233:
152:
8:
1163:
991:
228:
1129:
544:
436:
394:
57:
775:
1119:
1099:
919:
910:
658:
387:
321:, and is the highest point of the latter. The mountain is the fourth highest peak in
314:
160:
1072:
883:
732:
1223:
1082:
1067:
901:
874:
334:
1042:
802:
1087:
964:
829:
737:
502:
478:
345:
179:
973:
1237:
766:
383:
264:
223:
211:
91:
78:
1047:
838:
1052:
955:
847:
356:
329:
exceeding 300 meters. There are no historical records of any eruption. The
257:
219:
16:
Inactive volcano in the
Central Cordillera of the Andes in central Colombia
1172:
1037:
820:
793:
784:
245:
675:
656:
638:
608:
583:
1168:
1000:
865:
371:
1114:
946:
928:
360:
330:
302:
298:
208:
172:
548:
1109:
1057:
937:
856:
757:
722:
341:
286:
33:
As snow diminishes, the mountain is increasingly referred to as
349:
47:
370:
visited the area in 1801, describing new species such as the
294:
191:
597:
657:
Richard S. Williams, Jr.; Jane G. Ferrigno (1999-01-24).
419:
Panoramic view from the north peak of Nevado del Quindío
598:
Mosquera, D; Marín, P; Vesga, C; González, H (1998).
507:
Smithsonian
Institute | Global Volcanism Program
503:"Global Volcanism Program | Nevado del Quindío"
659:"Ruiz-Tolima Volcanic Massif (Cordillera Central)"
549:"Poncho Weaver in Cali, Province of Buenaventura"
1235:
691:
601:Geología de la Plancha 225 - Nevado del Ruiz
528:
473:
471:
633:Parque Nacional Natural los Nevados website
698:
684:
519:
139:Location of Nevado del Quindío in Colombia
126:
705:
468:
574:
393:A watercolor painting of the volcano by
1236:
679:
639:"Parque Nacional Natural Los Nevados"
432:Nevado del Quindio, province of Cauca
377:
390:, evidenced by geological studies.
13:
14:
1300:
1264:Geography of Risaralda Department
623:
333:volcano is located on top of the
323:Los Nevados National Natural Park
63:Los Nevados National Natural Park
1222:
1211:
1210:
999:
990:
981:
972:
963:
954:
945:
936:
927:
918:
909:
900:
891:
882:
873:
864:
855:
846:
837:
828:
819:
810:
801:
792:
783:
774:
765:
756:
749:
424:
412:
165:
125:
118:
27:
1269:Geography of Quindío Department
568:
543:
1274:Geography of Tolima Department
1197:Servicio Geológico de Colombia
1193:"Observatorios Vulcanológicos"
537:
495:
457:List of volcanoes by elevation
1:
1279:Four-thousanders of the Andes
462:
452:List of volcanoes in Colombia
52:4,760 m (15,620 ft)
399:National Library of Colombia
279:Volcán Paramillo del Quindío
7:
1289:Pleistocene stratovolcanoes
1284:Stratovolcanoes of Colombia
575:González, Humberto (2001).
445:
397:(1820–1902) is held by the
10:
1305:
1148:Paipa-Iza volcanic complex
479:"Nevado Quindio, Colombia"
404:
340:The mountain formerly had
1208:
1182:
1156:
1138:
1013:
744:
713:
256:
251:
239:
217:
202:
197:
178:
148:
112:
107:
68:
56:
46:
41:
26:
21:
728:Cerro Negro de Mayasquer
630:(in Spanish and English)
366:Botanist and naturalist
301:. The summit marks the
1095:Nevado de Santa Isabel
368:Alexander von Humboldt
327:topographic prominence
1249:Volcanoes of Colombia
1244:Mountains of Colombia
707:Volcanoes of Colombia
553:World Digital Library
283:Paramillo del Quindío
35:Paramillo del Quindío
1259:Andean Volcanic Belt
1254:Glaciers of Colombia
234:Andean Volcanic Belt
92:4.71556°N 75.38833°W
325:among those with a
229:North Volcanic Zone
88: /
1078:Nevado del Quindío
378:In popular culture
291:Central Cordillera
275:Nevado del Quindío
133:Nevado del Quindío
97:4.71556; -75.38833
42:Highest point
22:Nevado del Quindío
1231:
1230:
1100:Nevado del Tolima
545:Paz, Manuel María
525:Plancha 225, 1998
388:composite volcano
359:habitat, rich in
285:, is an inactive
271:
270:
1296:
1226:
1214:
1213:
1201:
1200:
1073:Nevado del Huila
1003:
994:
985:
976:
967:
958:
949:
940:
931:
922:
913:
904:
895:
886:
877:
868:
859:
850:
841:
832:
823:
814:
805:
796:
787:
778:
769:
760:
753:
700:
693:
686:
677:
676:
672:
670:
669:
653:
651:
650:
631:
619:
617:
616:
606:
594:
592:
591:
581:
563:
562:
560:
559:
541:
535:
532:
526:
523:
517:
516:
514:
513:
499:
493:
492:
490:
489:
475:
437:Manuel María Paz
428:
416:
395:Manuel María Paz
277:, also known as
260:
182:
171:
169:
168:
129:
128:
122:
103:
102:
100:
99:
98:
93:
89:
86:
85:
84:
81:
31:
19:
18:
1304:
1303:
1299:
1298:
1297:
1295:
1294:
1293:
1234:
1233:
1232:
1227:
1204:
1191:
1189:
1178:
1152:
1134:
1083:Nevado del Ruiz
1068:Nevado El Cisne
1009:
1008:
1007:
1006:
1005:
1004:
996:
995:
987:
986:
978:
977:
969:
968:
960:
959:
951:
950:
942:
941:
933:
932:
924:
923:
915:
914:
906:
905:
897:
896:
888:
887:
879:
878:
870:
869:
861:
860:
852:
851:
843:
842:
834:
833:
825:
824:
816:
815:
807:
806:
798:
797:
789:
788:
780:
779:
771:
770:
762:
761:
742:
709:
704:
667:
665:
648:
646:
637:
629:
626:
614:
612:
604:
589:
587:
586:. pp. 1–93
579:
571:
566:
557:
555:
542:
538:
533:
529:
524:
520:
511:
509:
501:
500:
496:
487:
485:
477:
476:
469:
465:
448:
443:
440:
434:
429:
420:
417:
407:
380:
335:Palestina Fault
289:located in the
258:
231:
189:
180:
166:
164:
163:
144:
143:
142:
141:
140:
137:
136:
135:
134:
130:
96:
94:
90:
87:
82:
79:
77:
75:
74:
37:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1302:
1292:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1229:
1228:
1209:
1206:
1205:
1203:
1202:
1186:
1184:
1180:
1179:
1177:
1176:
1166:
1160:
1158:
1154:
1153:
1151:
1150:
1144:
1142:
1140:Eastern Ranges
1136:
1135:
1133:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1091:
1090:
1088:Armero tragedy
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1019:
1017:
1015:Central Ranges
1011:
1010:
998:
997:
989:
988:
980:
979:
971:
970:
962:
961:
953:
952:
944:
943:
935:
934:
926:
925:
917:
916:
908:
907:
899:
898:
890:
889:
881:
880:
872:
871:
863:
862:
854:
853:
845:
844:
836:
835:
827:
826:
818:
817:
809:
808:
800:
799:
791:
790:
782:
781:
773:
772:
764:
763:
755:
754:
748:
747:
746:
745:
743:
741:
740:
735:
730:
725:
719:
717:
715:Western Ranges
711:
710:
703:
702:
695:
688:
680:
674:
673:
654:
643:SummitPost.org
635:
625:
624:External links
622:
621:
620:
595:
570:
567:
565:
564:
536:
534:González, 2001
527:
518:
494:
483:Peakbagger.com
466:
464:
461:
460:
459:
454:
447:
444:
442:
441:
430:
423:
421:
418:
411:
408:
406:
403:
379:
376:
346:global warming
269:
268:
262:
254:
253:
249:
248:
243:
237:
236:
226:
215:
214:
206:
200:
199:
195:
194:
187:Central Ranges
184:
176:
175:
150:
146:
145:
138:
132:
131:
124:
123:
117:
116:
115:
114:
113:
110:
109:
105:
104:
72:
66:
65:
60:
54:
53:
50:
44:
43:
39:
38:
32:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1301:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1241:
1239:
1225:
1221:
1217:
1207:
1198:
1194:
1188:
1187:
1185:
1181:
1174:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1161:
1159:
1155:
1149:
1146:
1145:
1143:
1141:
1137:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1089:
1086:
1085:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1023:Alto Mellizos
1021:
1020:
1018:
1016:
1012:
1002:
993:
984:
975:
966:
957:
948:
939:
930:
921:
912:
903:
894:
885:
876:
867:
858:
849:
840:
831:
822:
813:
804:
795:
786:
777:
768:
759:
752:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
720:
718:
716:
712:
708:
701:
696:
694:
689:
687:
682:
681:
678:
664:
660:
655:
644:
640:
636:
634:
628:
627:
610:
603:
602:
596:
585:
578:
573:
572:
554:
550:
546:
540:
531:
522:
508:
504:
498:
484:
480:
474:
472:
467:
458:
455:
453:
450:
449:
438:
433:
427:
422:
415:
410:
409:
402:
400:
396:
391:
389:
385:
384:stratovolcano
375:
373:
369:
364:
362:
358:
353:
351:
347:
343:
338:
336:
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
312:
308:
304:
300:
296:
292:
288:
284:
280:
276:
266:
265:Cocora valley
263:
261:
259:Easiest route
255:
250:
247:
244:
242:
241:Last eruption
238:
235:
230:
227:
225:
221:
216:
213:
212:stratovolcano
210:
207:
205:
204:Mountain type
201:
196:
193:
188:
185:
183:
177:
174:
162:
158:
154:
151:
147:
121:
111:
106:
101:
73:
71:
67:
64:
61:
59:
55:
51:
49:
45:
40:
36:
30:
25:
20:
1077:
1053:El Escondido
1043:Cerro Machín
666:. Retrieved
647:. Retrieved
645:. 2007-04-12
642:
613:. Retrieved
600:
588:. Retrieved
569:Bibliography
556:. Retrieved
552:
539:
530:
521:
510:. Retrieved
506:
497:
486:. Retrieved
482:
431:
392:
381:
365:
357:cloud forest
354:
339:
282:
278:
274:
272:
181:Parent range
34:
1173:mud volcano
1164:Providencia
1038:Cerro Bravo
1033:Bordoncillo
611:. p. 1
435:aquarel by
307:departments
297:in central
246:Pleistocene
95: /
70:Coordinates
1238:Categories
1048:Doña Juana
1028:Las Ánimas
668:2008-09-30
649:2008-09-30
615:2017-06-06
609:INGEOMINAS
590:2017-06-09
584:INGEOMINAS
582:(Report).
558:2014-05-21
512:2024-09-11
488:2008-09-30
463:References
281:or simply
83:75°23′18″W
1169:El Totumo
1125:San Diego
1063:Morasurco
372:frailejón
363:species.
331:andesitic
311:Risaralda
267:, Quindío
218:Volcanic
209:Andesitic
153:Risaralda
108:Geography
80:4°42′56″N
48:Elevation
1216:Category
1105:Patascoy
446:See also
342:glaciers
303:tripoint
299:Colombia
252:Climbing
173:Colombia
149:Location
1120:Romeral
1110:Petacas
1058:Galeras
723:Azufral
607:(Map).
405:Gallery
361:endemic
319:Quindío
305:of the
293:of the
287:volcano
198:Geology
157:Quindío
58:Listing
1220:Images
1183:Source
1130:Sotará
1115:Puracé
738:Cumbal
733:Chiles
439:(1853)
350:paramo
317:, and
315:Tolima
232:
190:
170:
161:Tolima
159:&
1157:Other
605:(PDF)
580:(PDF)
295:Andes
192:Andes
663:USGS
273:The
224:belt
386:or
309:of
220:arc
1240::
1218:•
1195:.
1190:•
661:.
641:.
551:.
547:.
505:.
481:.
470:^
401:.
374:.
337:.
313:,
155:,
1199:.
1175:)
1171:(
699:e
692:t
685:v
671:.
652:.
618:.
593:.
561:.
515:.
491:.
222:/
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
