Iliniza Volcano
Updated: Oct 28, 2025 23:30 GMT -
stratovolcano
Ecuador, -0.66°S / -78.71°W 
Summit height: 5248 m / 17,218 ft
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Illiniza is a glacier-covered stratovolcano 55 km southwest of Quito, Ecuador. It has 2 peaks 1.8 km apart, Illiniza Sur (5248 m) and Illiniza Norte (5126 m) and forms a prominent landmark west of the Interandean valley.
Iliniza Norte is the remnant of the older volcanic edifice, while Iliniza Sur is a younger stratovolcano of andesitic-dacitic composition. It contains a caldera filled by lava flows and domes and is surrounded by thick pyroclastic flow deposits. 2 lava domes are located on the southern and NE flanks of the complex.
Most activity of the heavily eroded Iliniza volcano took place before the Holocene, but the Tishigcuchi (Rasuyacu) lava dome on the southern flank was active during the past 10,000 years.
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Iliniza volcano eruptions: none in recent times
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Iliniza Volcano Maps
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Satellite/aerial-type map of Iliniza volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Iliniza volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Iliniza volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Iliniza volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Iliniza volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Iliniza volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Iliniza volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Iliniza volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Iliniza volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Iliniza volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Iliniza volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Iliniza volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Iliniza volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Iliniza volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Iliniza volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Iliniza volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Iliniza volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Iliniza volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Iliniza volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Iliniza volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Iliniza volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Iliniza volcano (scale of few kilometers)
