Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-07372

Cerro Masahuat is an eroded Pleistocene stratovolcano that was constructed SW of the San Diego volcanic field in western El Salvador. The 1005-m-high volcano is seen here from the north and is surrounded on three sides by the Río Lempa, which lies beyond the ridge in the foreground. Photo by Giuseppina Kysar, 1999 (Smithsonian Institution).

Cerro Masahuat is an eroded Pleistocene stratovolcano that was constructed SW of the San Diego volcanic field in western El Salvador. The 1005-m-high volcano is seen here from the north and is surrounded on three sides by the Río Lempa, which lies beyond the ridge in the foreground.

Photo by Giuseppina Kysar, 1999 (Smithsonian Institution).

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Masahuat Volcanic Field