Durango Volcano
Updated: Aug 24, 2025 08:17 GMT -
volcanic field
North-Central Mexico, 25.15°N / -104.45°W 
Summit height: 2075 m / 6,808 ft
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Durango volcano is a volcanic field in north-central Mexico north of the city of Durango, located at the NW end of the Meseta Central and the eastern edge of the Sierra Madre Occidental. The volcanic field covers 2100 sq km and contains about 100 maars, cinder cones and lava flows.
Young activity occurred from the La Breña cone only a few thousand years ago.
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Durango volcano eruptions: unknown, probably a few 1000 years ago
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Background
The Durango volcanic field has erupted basanitic lavas and forms a large undissected lava plain within the Mexican Basin and Range province.Many eruptions in the Durango field display an evolution from predonimantly maar-forming phreatomagmatic eruptions in the past to dominantly magmatic eruptions (strombolian activity) building cinder cones and erupting lava flows in younger times. This suggests a trend of decreasing presence of ground water in the area over time.
La Breña-El Jagüey maar complex consists of 2 intersecting maars, the largest of which (La Breña) contains a series of nested cinder cones. The maar complex is one of the youngest eruptive centers of the Durango volcanic field.
Sources:
- Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
- Jose J Aranda-Gómez et al (1992) "The La Breña - El Jagüey Maar Complex, Durango, México: I. Geological evolution", Bull. Volc., V 54 (5), pp. 393-404
Latest satellite images
Durango Volcano Maps
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Satellite/aerial-type map of Durango volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Durango volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Durango volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Durango volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Durango volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Durango volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Durango volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Durango volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Durango volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Durango volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Durango volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Durango volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Durango volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Durango volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Durango volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Durango volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Durango volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Durango volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Durango volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Durango volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Durango volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Durango volcano (scale of few kilometers)
