Kulal Volcano
Updated: Nov 11, 2025 17:00 GMT -
Shield
Kenya, 2.75°N / 36.93°E 
Summit height: 2285 m / 7497 ft
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Kulal volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
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Background
The elongated N-S trending Kulal shield volcano east of the south end of Lake Turkana is mostly Pliocene in age, with parasitic cinder cones of probable Pleistocene age (Ochieng'et al. 1988).---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Latest satellite images
Kulal Volcano Maps
Below is a selection of maps showing the location and surroundings of the volcano at various resolutions based on aerial-imagery / terrain maps. Feel free to use them for non-commercial purposes on your blog or website as long as you credit them with a link back to this page (click to copy it).

Satellite/aerial-type map of Kulal volcano (world scale)

Terrain-type map of Kulal volcano (world scale)

Satellite/aerial-type map of Kulal volcano (region scale large)

Terrain-type map of Kulal volcano (region scale large)

Satellite/aerial-type map of Kulal volcano (region scale medium)

Terrain-type map of Kulal volcano (region scale medium)

Satellite/aerial-type map of Kulal volcano (region scale small)

Terrain-type map of Kulal volcano (region scale small)

Satellite/aerial-type map of Kulal volcano (local scale large)

Terrain-type map of Kulal volcano (local scale large)

Satellite/aerial-type map of Kulal volcano (local scale medium)

Terrain-type map of Kulal volcano (local scale medium)

Satellite/aerial-type map of Kulal volcano (local scale small)

Terrain-type map of Kulal volcano (local scale small)

Satellite/aerial-type map of Kulal volcano (scale of 10s of km)

Terrain-type map of Kulal volcano (scale of 10s of km)

Satellite/aerial-type map of Kulal volcano (scale of 20-40 km)

Terrain-type map of Kulal volcano (scale of 20-40 km)

Satellite/aerial-type map of Kulal volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)

Terrain-type map of Kulal volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)

Satellite/aerial-type map of Kulal volcano (scale of 5-10 km)

Satellite/aerial-type map of Kulal volcano (scale of few kilometers)














