El Valle (volcano)
| El Valle | ||
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 El Valle with Cerro Gaital (middle) |
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| height | 1185 m | |
| location | Panama | |
| Coordinates | 8 ° 37 '28 " N , 80 ° 7' 24" W | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| Last eruption | 13,000 years ago | |
El Valle is a 1185 m high stratovolcano in the Coclé province in central Panama , about 80 kilometers southwest of Panama City . On the northern edge of the 6 km wide caldera , the Cerro Gaital lava dome forms the highest point of the volcano.
Web links
- El Valle in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)