Quetrupillán
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Quetrupillán ("blunted", "mutilated";[2] also known as Ketropillán;[2] the name is sometimes applied to the neighbouring Lanín volcano.[3]) is a stratovolcano located in Los Ríos Region of Chile. It is situated between Villarrica and Lanín volcanoes, within Villarrica National Park. Geologically, Quetrupillán is located in a tectonic basement block between the main traces of Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault (to the west) and Reigolil-Pirihueico Fault (to the east).
Quetrupillán | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,360 m (7,740 ft) |
Coordinates | 39.5°S 71.7°W / -39.5; -71.7[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Chile |
Parent range | Andes |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Pleistocene-Holocene[1] |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | South Volcanic Zone |
Last eruption | June 1872[1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Palguín - Laguna Azul |
The volcano consists of one stratovolcano with a summit caldera, and is constructed within a field of smaller centres and a larger caldera. It was active during the late Pleistocene; some large eruptions occurred during the Holocene as well.