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The Global Volcanism Program has no activity reports for Las Cumbres.
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This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.
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| Feature Name | Feature Type | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude |
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| Feature Name | Feature Type | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude |
| Chichihuale | Dome | 19° 6' 0" N | 97° 20' 0" W | |
| Cumbre Grande, El | Dome | |||
| Gordo, Cerro | Dome | 19° 10' 0" N | 97° 15' 0" W | |
| Ixtetal | Dome | 19° 7' 0" N | 97° 16' 0" W | |
| Rodeo, El | Dome | 19° 14' 30" N | 97° 18' 0" W | |
| Sillatepec | Dome | 19° 6' 0" N | 97° 17' 30" W | |
| Xalista | Dome | 19° 14' 0" N | 97° 16' 30" W | |
| Yolotepec | Dome | 19° 15' 0" N | 97° 15' 30" W | |
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There is data available for 1 confirmed Holocene eruptive periods.
3920 BCE ± 50 years Confirmed Eruption
| Episode 1 | Eruption Episode | North flank (Yolotepec lava dome) | ||||||||||||||
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| 3920 BCE ± 50 years - Unknown | Evidence from Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated) | ||||||||||||||
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List of 1 Events for Episode 1 at North flank (Yolotepec lava dome)
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There is no Deformation History data available for Las Cumbres.
There is no Emissions History data available for Las Cumbres.
The flat-topped summit of Las Cumbres volcanic complex, a Quaternary volcano NNE of Pico de Orizaba, is seen here from the NW across the Serdán-Oriental basin. A 3.5-4.5 km wide summit caldera is partially filled by the Cerro Gordo lava dome. At least one of a group of monogenetic cones, craters, and lava domes on the flanks of the volcano is of Holocene age.
The N-S-trending Cofre de Perote-Pico de Orizaba volcanic chain is perpendicular to the trend of the Mexican Volcanic Belt. This view looking southward from the Cofre de Perote summit towards glacier-capped Pico de Orizaba in the background shows two lesser known volcanic complexes in between. The La Gloria volcanic field, also known as the Desconocido-Tecomales volcanic field, forms the eroded area in the center of the photo, and Las Cumbres volcano is the broad range that extends from in front of Orizaba to the right-center horizon.
The broad ridge on the horizon is Las Cumbres volcanic complex, a Quaternary center NNE of Pico de Orizaba that contains a 3.5-4.5 km wide summit caldera. The Las Cumbres complex lies in the southern half of the Pico de Orizaba-Cofre de Perote volcanic chain and is topographically much less prominent than the two major volcanoes at the ends of the chain.The maps shown below have been scanned from the GVP map archives and include the volcano on this page. Clicking on the small images will load the full 300 dpi map. Very small-scale maps (such as world maps) are not included. The maps database originated over 30 years ago, but was only recently updated and connected to our main database. We welcome users to tell us if they see incorrect information or other problems with the maps; please use the Contact GVP link at the bottom of the page to send us email.
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Title: Cordoba Publisher: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Geografia e Informatica Country: Mexico Year: 1996 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:50,000 |
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Title: Carta Geolica de la Republica Mexicana Publisher: Recursos Minerales and Institute de Gelogia Country: Mexico Year: 1992 Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:2,000,000 |
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Title: Huatusco Publisher: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Geografia e Informatica Country: Mexico Year: 1990 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:50,000 |
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Title: Orizaba Publisher: INEGI Country: Mexico Year: 1985 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:50,000 |
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Title: Mexico Publisher: DMA Aerospace Center Country: Mexico Year: 1985 Series: ONC Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Bath of Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean Sea Publisher: AAPG, Williams & Heintz Map Corp. Country: US/ C.Am/ S.Am Year: 1984 Map Type: Bathymetric Scale: 1:3,289 |
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Title: Coscomatepec Publisher: SPP & INEGI Country: Mexico Year: 1983 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:50,000 |
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Title: Veracruz Publisher: INEGI Country: Mexico Year: 1982 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:250,000 |
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Title: Estado de Tamaulipas Veracruz Publisher: USGS /SAHOP Country: Mexico Year: 1982 Series: SAHOP Landsat Map Type: Satellite Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Estado de Oaxaca Publisher: USGS /SAHOP Country: Mexico Year: 1982 Series: SAHOP Landsat Map Type: Satellite Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Estado de Puebla Publisher: USGS /SAHOP Country: Mexico Year: 1982 Series: SAHOP Landsat Map Type: Satellite Scale: 1:500,000 |
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Title: Belize, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Publisher: DMA Aerospace Center Country: Mexico Year: 1981 Series: ONC Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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There are no samples for Las Cumbres in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.
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WOVOdat
Single Volcano View Temporal Evolution of Unrest Side by Side Volcanoes |
WOVOdat is a database of volcanic unrest; instrumentally and visually recorded changes in seismicity, ground deformation, gas emission, and other parameters from their normal baselines. It is sponsored by the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (WOVO) and presently hosted at the Earth Observatory of Singapore.
GVMID Data on Volcano Monitoring Infrastructure The Global Volcano Monitoring Infrastructure Database GVMID, is aimed at documenting and improving capabilities of volcano monitoring from the ground and space. GVMID should provide a snapshot and baseline view of the techniques and instrumentation that are in place at various volcanoes, which can be use by volcano observatories as reference to setup new monitoring system or improving networks at a specific volcano. These data will allow identification of what monitoring gaps exist, which can be then targeted by remote sensing infrastructure and future instrument deployments. |
| Volcanic Hazard Maps | The IAVCEI Commission on Volcanic Hazards and Risk has a Volcanic Hazard Maps database designed to serve as a resource for hazard mappers (or other interested parties) to explore how common issues in hazard map development have been addressed at different volcanoes, in different countries, for different hazards, and for different intended audiences. In addition to the comprehensive, searchable Volcanic Hazard Maps Database, this website contains information about diversity of volcanic hazard maps, illustrated using examples from the database. This site is for educational purposes related to volcanic hazard maps. Hazard maps found on this website should not be used for emergency purposes. For the most recent, official hazard map for a particular volcano, please seek out the proper institutional authorities on the matter. |
| MIROVA | Middle InfraRed Observation of Volcanic Activity (MIROVA) is a near real time volcanic hot-spot detection system based on the analysis of MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) data. In particular, MIROVA uses the Middle InfraRed Radiation (MIR), measured over target volcanoes, in order to detect, locate and measure the heat radiation sourced from volcanic activity. |
| MODVOLC Thermal Alerts | Using infrared satellite Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data, scientists at the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawai'i, developed an automated system called MODVOLC to map thermal hot-spots in near real time. For each MODIS image, the algorithm automatically scans each 1 km pixel within it to check for high-temperature hot-spots. When one is found the date, time, location, and intensity are recorded. MODIS looks at every square km of the Earth every 48 hours, once during the day and once during the night, and the presence of two MODIS sensors in space allows at least four hot-spot observations every two days. Each day updated global maps are compiled to display the locations of all hot spots detected in the previous 24 hours. There is a drop-down list with volcano names which allow users to 'zoom-in' and examine the distribution of hot-spots at a variety of spatial scales. |
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Sentinel Hub Playground
Sentinel Hub EO Browser |
The Sentinel Hub Playground provides a quick look at any Sentinel-2 image in any combination of the bands and enhanced with image effects; Landsat 8, DEM and MODIS are also available. Sentinel Hub is an engine for processing of petabytes of satellite data. It is opening the doors for machine learning and helping hundreds of application developers worldwide. It makes Sentinel, Landsat, and other Earth observation imagery easily accessible for browsing, visualization and analysis. Sentinel Hub is operated by Sinergise |
| IRIS seismic stations/networks | Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Data Services map showing the location of seismic stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 0.18° (about 20 km at mid-latitudes) from the given location of Las Cumbres. Users can customize a variety of filters and options in the left panel. Note that if there are no stations are known the map will default to show the entire world with a "No data matched request" error notice. |
| UNAVCO GPS/GNSS stations | Geodetic Data Services map from UNAVCO showing the location of GPS/GNSS stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 20 km from the given location of Las Cumbres. Users can customize the data search based on station or network names, location, and time window. Requires Adobe Flash Player. |
| DECADE Data | The DECADE portal, still in the developmental stage, serves as an example of the proposed interoperability between The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program, the Mapping Gas Emissions (MaGa) Database, and the EarthChem Geochemical Portal. The Deep Earth Carbon Degassing (DECADE) initiative seeks to use new and established technologies to determine accurate global fluxes of volcanic CO2 to the atmosphere, but installing CO2 monitoring networks on 20 of the world's 150 most actively degassing volcanoes. The group uses related laboratory-based studies (direct gas sampling and analysis, melt inclusions) to provide new data for direct degassing of deep earth carbon to the atmosphere. |
| Large Eruptions of Las Cumbres | Information about large Quaternary eruptions (VEI >= 4) is cataloged in the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA). |
| EarthChem | EarthChem develops and maintains databases, software, and services that support the preservation, discovery, access and analysis of geochemical data, and facilitate their integration with the broad array of other available earth science parameters. EarthChem is operated by a joint team of disciplinary scientists, data scientists, data managers and information technology developers who are part of the NSF-funded data facility Integrated Earth Data Applications (IEDA). IEDA is a collaborative effort of EarthChem and the Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS). |
